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Ukraine says downed 15 of 35 Russian drones overnight
GreenWatch Desk
Conflicts
2024-01-30, 3:48pm
(BSS/AFP) - Kyiv said Tuesday that Russian forces had launched two missiles and 35 attack drones at targets across Ukraineovernight and that 20 of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) had bypassed airdefence systems.
Ukrainian officials have urged Western allies to bolster its air defencecapabilities and said gaining control of the country's air space is apriority for this year.
"The enemy directed some of the attack UAVs along front line territories,trying to hit fuel and energy infrastructure, and civilian and militaryfacilities near the front line and the state border with the Russia," the airforce said in a statement.
It added that air defence systems mainly in eastern and southern regions haddowned 15 of the Iranian-designed attack drones.