Ukraine says it downed 2 missiles, 60 drones during Russia's overnight attack

29/8/2024 17:41

        Ukraine said it shot down two missiles and 60 drones over nine regions in an overnight attack, after Russia stepped up its assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure earlier this week.
        
        More than 2-1/2 years since Russia's full-scale invasion, Kyiv is pushing the West for additional air defence and support in jointly shooting down targets over Ukraine to repel such attacks.
        
        On Thursday, Ukraine destroyed 60 out of 74 Russia-launched attack drones and two out of five missiles. The air force said it lost track of 14 more drones, which likely fell on Ukrainian territory.
        
        Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said, about 15 drones launched by Russia in its third attack on the Ukrainian capital in four days did not reach their targets.
        
        Drone debris damaged the windows and doors of an apartment building and caused a fire in a non-residential building which was extinguished, Popko said in a statement after the latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, which were mainly overnight.