Ukraine says Russia launched 67 drones in overnight attack

7/9/2024 15:07

        Ukraine's air force said on Saturday Russia launched a total of 67 long-range drones in a mass overnight attack, 58 of which it was able to shoot down. The air force said in a statement on the Telegram app that air defence units were scrambled into action in 11 regions across Ukraine.
        
        Reuters correspondents in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, heard a series of explosions shortly after 3 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Saturday, some of which resounded loudly around the city centre.
        
        Since the start of its invasion in February 2022, Moscow has launched thousands of missiles and long-range drones into Ukraine.
        
        Kyiv's air force said the Shahed drones were launched from two border regions in Russia as well as from the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea.