Ukraine downs 135 Russian drones in major escalation
Ukraine shot down 135 out of 151 Russian drones overnight, as the conflict sees intensified aerial attacks and casualties reported near Kyiv.
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AIThe Russia-Ukraine war has seen new developments on the ground after Ukraine shot down dozens of drones launched by Russia.
Ukraine announced it had intercepted 135 out of 151 drones and six ballistic missiles launched by Russia overnight. Three people, including a child, were killed and three others injured in Russian attacks in the Kyiv region.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said its armed forces carried out a large-scale overnight strike using high-precision missiles, targeting a military industrial facility and a fuel depot in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as part of its ongoing military operation.
Russia also targeted the Kyiv-3 fuel and lubricants depot, operated by Grandterminal LLC, which supplies the Ukrainian armed forces with petroleum products from the Novohrad-Volynskyi production and distribution facility. Fuel trucks heading east to supply Ukrainian forces are refueled at this depot daily.