Ukraine downs 8 drones and 5 missiles launched in Russian overnight attack
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 10:36 | 18 August 2024
- Modified Date: 10:36 | 18 August 2024
Ukraine's forces destroyed eight Russian attack drones and five out of eight missiles launched overnight, Ukraine's Air Force chief said on Sunday.
"As a result of the anti-aircraft combat, anti-aircraft missile troops of the Air Force, mobile firing groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces and electronic warfare units shot down 13 air targets in Kyiv, Sumy and Poltava regions," the commander said. (
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