Ukraine downs 20 of 25 Russian attack drones: military

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  1. !ping EUROPE

    Reminder that there’s an ongoing war.

    >**Ukraine’s air defence forces said they destroyed 20 of 25 attack drones launched by Russia against Ukraine overnight into Wednesday.**

    >The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces also used nine missiles in the attack, state news agency Ukrinform reported.

    >”In the early hours of September 11, the Ukrainian Air Force’s radio engineering troops detected and tracked 34 Russian aerial targets,” the Ukrainian air force said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app, as cited by Ukrinform.

    >The statement added that Russia targeted Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, two S-300 air defence missiles, six Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, and 25 Shahed strike drones, according to Ukrinform.

    >On Tuesday, Ukraine targeted Russia in a major drone attack, damaging dozens of buildings in the Moscow region and forcing around 50 flights to be diverted from airports around the Russian capital, according to reports.

    >Russia said it had destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones over the Moscow region and 124 more over eight other regions, the Reuters news agency reported.

    >At least one person was killed near Moscow, Russian authorities said, according to Reuters.

    >Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

    >Wednesday is day 931 of Russia’s [war](https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/9766/artykul/3422045,russian-casualty-toll-in-ukraine-rises-to-622720-report) on Ukraine.

    >(gs)

    >Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters, [ukrinform.net](http://ukrinform.net)

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