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Russia Says Downed 87 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

70 had targeted the southern Rostov region that houses the headquarters of its military operation against Kyiv.


This hand out photograph released on April 19, 2024 by the Governor of Russia’s Stavropol Krai, Vladimir Vladimirov, shows the remains of a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber crashed in an agricultural field outside Stavropol.(Photo by Governor of Stavropol Krai / AFP)

 

Russia said Friday it had downed 87 Ukrainian drones overnight, of which 70 had targeted the southern Rostov region that houses the headquarters of its military operation against Kyiv.

“During the night, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to commit a terrorist attack with drones … was foiled,” the defence ministry said, adding: “In all, 87 Ukrainian drones were shot down above Russian regions”.

 

AFP