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Ukraine's air defences shoot down 16 of 18 Russian drones

A reconnaissance drone was also destroyed.

Ukraine's air defences shoot down 16 of 18 Russian drones
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Russia attacked Ukraine with 17 Shahed-136/131 drones from the southeast (Primorsko-Akhtarsk) last evening and this morning, Ukraine's Air Force has reported.

Sixteen Shahed drones and a reconnaissance UAV were shot down in the south and east.

According to the Dnipropetrovsk regional authorities, although six aerial targets were downed in the area, Kryvyy Rih came under fire. A communal enterprise was affected, with one administrative office destroyed and three other buildings and professional equipment damaged. A transport enterprise and two residential cottages were damaged as well, and one person was injured.

Eight Shahed drones were shot down in Odesa Region, according to the local authorities.

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