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Russia Shoots Down 144 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: Defence Ministry

144 Ukrainian drones were shut down overnight, including 20 over the capital Moscow.


In this pool photograph distributed by Russia’s state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on March 22, 2024. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / POOL / AFP)

 

Russian air defences shot down 144 Ukrainian drones overnight, the defence ministry said Tuesday, including 20 over the capital Moscow.

In a statement, the ministry said it had intercepted “72 UAVs over Bryansk region, 20 over Moscow region, 14 over Kursk region, 13 over Tula region”, and 25 more over five other parts of the country.

 

AFP