Russia shoots down 301 drones overnight, says defence ministry

Demonstrators in Kyiv hold a banner with portraits of army service members part of the LGTQ community. PIC/AFP

Moscow shot down 84 drones in the early hours of Monday, while Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people, including a boy and his father.

The airports of Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo, as well as Zhukovskiy near the Russian capital, had temporarily suspended flights, the aviation watchdog said separately.

Ukraine's military said it struck the Dubna satellite communications centre in the surrounding region. In total, Russian defence systems downed 301 drones overnight, the Russian officials said.

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