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Russia says 83 Ukrainian drones shot down over multiple regions

Russia’s defense ministry reports downing 83 Ukrainian drones, including over Moscow, and launching precision strikes on military and fuel sites in Kyiv.

Ajel News2 hours ago · 1 min read
Russian defense ministry reports downing Ukrainian drones

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Russia’s defense ministry announced on Monday that its forces had shot down 83 Ukrainian drones over several regions, including Moscow, earlier in the day.

The ministry also said its forces carried out a large-scale strike using high-precision missiles targeting a military industrial facility and a fuel depot in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as part of the ongoing special military operation, according to Russia’s Sputnik news agency.

In a new field development, Russian armed forces launched an airstrike using precision-guided ground weapons on a military industrial facility and a fuel depot.

The Russian strikes in Kyiv targeted the "Kyiv-3" fuel and lubricants depot, which supplies the Ukrainian armed forces with petroleum products from the Novohrad-Volynskyi production and linear distribution station.

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