Massive air strikes

Russian attack on Kiev with over 40 combat drones

Russia's military has attacked Ukraine with dozens of drones.

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The Russian army attacked Kiev and other targets in Ukraine with dozens of combat drones on Wednesday night. Even though no drone reached its target, the Ukrainian authorities say it was one of the most violent attacks since the start of the war.

"Over 40 enemy drones were shot down in two waves over the Kiev area and on the outskirts of the capital," the Kiev military administration announced. In total, the city of three million inhabitants was on air alert for over eight hours during the night.

Russian drone attacks were also reported in other regions. Six were shot down over the south-eastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk - four more over the Mykolaiv region in the south of the country.

A total of 89 drones intercepted throughout Ukraine
According to the Ukrainian air force, a total of 89 combat drones were used by the Russian army. The air defense was able to shoot down all of them. In addition to mobile units equipped with machine guns, fighter planes were also used. A Russian Ch-59 cruise missile was also intercepted.

Ukrainian attack on weapons depot in Russia
According to the Ukrainian military, it attacked a warehouse for weapons and other military equipment in the Russian Kursk Oblast on Wednesday night. Kursk borders Ukraine and has repeatedly been the target of Ukrainian shelling.

Ukraine has been fending off a Russian invasion for over two years. Both armies rely heavily on the use of combat drones, including on targets far in the enemy's hinterland.