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Ukraine's air defences down 51 Russian drones, Kyiv says

Ukrainian air defences successfully shot down 51 out of 92 drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks on Saturday, according to the Ukrainian air force.

Reuters WORLD
Published April 05,2025
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Ukrainian air defences shot down 51 out of 92 drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks on Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian air force said.

It said in a statement that 31 other Russian drones were "lost", a reference to the military using electronic warfare to intercept or block them. Damage was recorded in the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk regions, it said.