The number of drones exceeds Russia’s previous largest single drone attack of the war, when Russia pounded Ukraine with 267 drones on the eve of the war’s third anniversary
Vehicles charred following Russian drone attacks in Kyiv. Pic/AFP
Russia, overnight into Sunday, launched one of its most intense drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022. Russia fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys overnight. Of those, 88 were intercepted and a further 128 lost, likely having been electronically jammed, Ukraine’s air force said.
The attacks targeted Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions. According to data from Ukraine’s air force, this was the largest drone attack Russia has launched against Ukraine since the start of the war.
The number of drones exceeds Russia’s previous largest single drone attack of the war, when Russia pounded Ukraine with 267 drones on the eve of the war’s third anniversary.
A 28-year-old woman was killed in a drone attack on Kyiv and three other people, including a 4-year-old child, were wounded.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down seven Ukrainian drones overnight, and a further 14 on Sunday morning. The attacks came after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years on Friday.
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