Twenty-one out of 59 attack drones, attacking Ukraine at night, shot down – Air Force
Russian invaders attacked Ukraine on Thursday night with 59 Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles and others of an unidentified type from Kursk region, according to the Telegram channel of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"As of 08:30, it is confirmed that 21 enemy UAVs were shot down in Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava and Kyiv regions. Thirty-eight enemy drones have been locally lost," the message says.
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