Ukraine says it destroys all 20 drones launched by Russia

Ukraine's air defence systems destroyed all 20 attack drones that Russia launched targetting Ukraine, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on Tuesday. The drones were destroyed over the Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Vinnytsia and Lviv regions, Oleshchuk said on the Telegram messaging app. He added that Russia also launched four missiles from the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, but he did not say what happened to those missiles.


Reuters | Updated: 09-04-2024 11:25 IST | Created: 09-04-2024 09:26 IST
Ukraine says it destroys all 20 drones launched by Russia
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Ukraine's air defence systems destroyed all 20 attack drones that Russia launched targetting Ukraine, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on Tuesday. The drones were destroyed over the Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Vinnytsia, and Lviv regions, Oleshchuk said on the Telegram messaging app.

He added that Russia also launched four missiles from the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, but he did not say what happened to those missiles. Reuters could not immediately verify Oleshchuk's comments.

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