2023-05-25 07:07:31
War in Ukraine
Russia ‘terrorizing Ukraine’ with drone attacks, Zelensky warns
The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 36 Iranian-made drones launched from the north and south overnight.
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Residents inspect part of a suicide drone, believed by local authorities to be an Iranian Shahed-131/136 drone, shot down in a Russian night strike, as part of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 8, 2023.
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Russia “continues to terrorize Ukraine” with its night attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Thursday, announcing the destruction of 36 Russian drones during the night. Moscow “continues to terrorize Ukraine” and has launched 36 drones, he said on Telegram. “None of them achieved their objective,” he said, thanking the country’s anti-aircraft defense.
The Ukrainian Air Force said the Iranian-made and Shahed 136/131 type drones were launched from the north and south. “The enemy was no doubt targeting critical infrastructure and military sites in the south of the country,” she said in Telegram.
Since early May, Russia has intensified its nightly missile and drone attacks on Ukraine. In particular, it twice used Kinjal hypersonic missiles, which are more difficult to intercept. kyiv said it shot them all down using the US Patriot air defense system, a first since the Russian invasion began in February 2022.
(AFP)
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