Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Air Defense Forces Shoot Down 199 Of 224 Russian Drones During Day


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

According to the report, from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Russian invaders launched 224 attack drones at Ukraine, most of which were jet-powered. The vast majority were directed toward Kyiv.

According to preliminary data, air defense systems shot down or jammed 199 enemy UAVs throughout the day.

As of 6:20 p.m., about ten more Russian military attack drones were detected in Ukrainian airspace.

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As reported by Ukrinform, eight people were injured in Kyiv during the day as a result of the Russian drone attack.

A two-year-old girl was also killed in the attack. The child sustained fatal shrapnel wounds when debris from an enemy UAV fell in a park.

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