Ukraine says it shot down 52 of the Iranian-made devices but debris killed one person and injured two
Russia unleashed the biggest drone attack against Kyiv of the war so far overnight as the city prepared to mark the annual celebration of its founding. However, according to Ukrainian military officials, almost all the Iranian-made aircraft were shot down.
The attack appeared to come from the north and south and at low altitudes. A spokesperson from Operational Command South said the Russians appeared to be seeking ways of evading Ukraine’s steadily improving air defences. “They are trying to gravitate towards riverbeds to hide the direction of movement of the Shahed groups,” she added. “We continue to study new approaches in tactics to be as effective as possible.”
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