Ukraine said it had brought under control overnight the “biggest” drone attack launched in Kiev since the beginning of the Russian invasion, which left at least two people dead and three injured in the capital.
“In total there was a record number of explosive drones launched: 54!” the Ukrainian air force said on Telegram, claiming to have “destroyed 52”. Of the total, about 40 were launched in Kiev.
“This is the biggest drone strike against the capital since the beginning of the invasion” 15 months ago, lamented the regional military administration in Telegram.
Military authorities specified that the attack “developed in several waves and the air alert lasted more than 5 hours”.
“According to preliminary data, more than 40 Russian drones were shot down by anti-aircraft defense” in Kiev, he added.
The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelensky, thanked the work. “Every time they shoot down enemy drones and missiles, lives are saved (…). They are our heroes,” he wrote on Telegram.
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