Moscow, Nov 24, (dpa/GNA) – Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with dozens of combat drones, the Ukrainian air force said on Sunday.
Fifty out of Russian 73 drones were shot down, the air force said. Almost 20 drones were apparently incapacitated by electronic countermeasures.
In the capital Kiev, air raid sirens sounded for more than three hours during the night.
More than 10 drones targeting the Ukrainian capital were intercepted, the city’s military administration wrote on Telegram.
For its part, the Russian Defence Ministry reported that more than 30 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight.
Twenty-seven drones and two missiles were shot down over the Kursk region, the local governor said. Ukrainian troops still occupy part of the Kursk region in western Russia, after a summer offensive. No information was provided on any damage caused by the attacks.
GNA