Russia Russian drone attack on Kiev

SDA

26.9.2024 - 09:44

ARCHIVE - Ukraine has once again become the target of Russian drone attacks (archive photo). Photo: Efrem Lukatsky/AP/dpa
ARCHIVE - Ukraine has once again become the target of Russian drone attacks (archive photo). Photo: Efrem Lukatsky/AP/dpa
Keystone

According to official reports, around ten Russian combat drones were shot down over the Ukrainian capital Kiev during the night. The falling debris damaged cars and caused fires, but these were extinguished, according to the Ukrainian Civil Defense.

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The air raid in Kiev lasted five and a half hours. In the Mykolaiv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, power plants were hit and there were partial power cuts. The Ukrainian air force announced that 66 of 78 Russian drones located had been shot down. Four guided missiles were also intercepted. Ukraine has been fending off a large-scale Russian invasion for two and a half years.