KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air pressure mentioned on Saturday Russia launched a complete of 67 long-range drones in a mass in a single day assault, 58 of which it was capable of shoot down.
The air pressure mentioned in an announcement on the Telegram app that air defence items have been scrambled into motion in 11 areas throughout Ukraine.
Reuters correspondents in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, heard a collection of explosions shortly after 3 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Saturday, a few of which resounded loudly across the metropolis centre.
For the reason that begin of its invasion in February 2022, Moscow has launched 1000’s of missiles and long-range drones into Ukraine.
Kyiv’s air pressure mentioned the Shahed drones have been launched from two border areas in Russia in addition to from the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea.