Ukraine and Russia claim to have shot down 130 drones each overnight

It added that it had shot down 133 drones, citing

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Detail from Ukraine, Photo: Reuters
Detail from Ukraine, Photo: Reuters
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Ukrainian and Russian authorities announced this morning that they had shot down more than 130 drones over their territories during the previous night, the Parisian newspaper Le Monde reported on its website.

Russian forces attacked Ukraine the previous night with 153 Shahed and Gerber attack drones launched from Kursk, Oryol, Primorsky-Akhtarsk, Millerovsk, Shatalovsk, Shudina and Gvardeysk regions, the Ukrainian Air Force announced this morning.

It added that it had shot down 133 drones, citing.

On the other hand, Russian air defense units announced that they shot down 130 Ukrainian drones overnight, 15 of which were heading towards Moscow.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that four more drones flying towards the Russian capital were shot down this morning.

Moscow's Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, along with other airports in southern Russia, were forced to suspend operations, according to a statement from the Russian Civil Aviation Administration.

Rostov Region Governor Yuri Slyusar said a high-voltage power line was damaged in a nighttime drone attack.

There are no reports of possible casualties.

These attacks are occurring while negotiations are underway to end the conflict.

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