Russia Launches First Overnight Drone Attack on Kyiv in 12 Days: Ukrainian Military

Russia Launches First Overnight Drone Attack on Kyiv in 12 Days: Ukrainian Military
An explosion of a drone in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 20, 2023. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region after a 12-day break, with air defence systems destroying all the weapons on their approach, Ukrainian military officials said on Sunday.

The country’s air force said that the attack included eight Iranian-made Shahed drones and three cruise missiles which were shot down.