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Ukraine says Russia launched about 100 drones during the day
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Ukraine says Russia launched about 100 drones during the day

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 99 attack drones between 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., including 72 jet-powered drones.
  • Ukrainian air defenses shot down or neutralized 82 drones, including 57 jet-powered aircraft.
  • The attack continued into the evening, with drones reported over Kyiv and Mykolaiv region.

Russia launched 99 attack drones over the course of the day, including 72 powered by jet engines, Ukraine’s air force said.

The Ukrainian military said its air defenses shot down or neutralized 82 of the drones, among them 57 jet-powered aircraft. The figures covered the period from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The attack continued into the evening. Ukraine’s air force reported jet-powered drones over Kyiv moving toward Brovary, east of the capital, as well as activity over the southern Mykolaiv region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier that jet-powered drones are more difficult to intercept.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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