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Russia says downed nine Ukrainian drones near Moscow

GreenWatch Desk Conflicts 2023-12-14, 3:51pm

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( BSS ) - Russia said Thursday that its air defence systems had downed nine Ukrainian drones headed towards the capital, hours ahead of a highly anticipated news conference from President Vladimir Putin.

"On-duty air defence units destroyed and intercepted nine Ukrainian UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Kaluga and Moscow regions," the defence ministry said in a statement blaming Kyiv for the attack.