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Ukraine reports downing 24 Russian drones

by VOA News

   Ukraine's military said Monday it shot down all 24 aerial drones that
   Russia used in overnight attacks targeting multiple areas in the
   country.

   The Ukrainian air force said the intercepts took place over the
   Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy and Vinnytsia
   regions.

   Serhiy Lysak, the governor of Dnipropetrovsk, said on Telegram the
   Russian attacks injured two people and damaged both homes and farm
   buildings.

   Officials in Kharkiv reported damage to civilian infrastructure.

   In Russia's Belgorod region, across the border from Kharkiv, officials
   said Monday that a Ukrainian attack injured one person and damaged four
   apartment buildings in the town of Shebekino.

   Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov also said on Telegram that
   Ukrainian drones attacked the village of Ilek-Penkovka, setting two
   houses on fire and damaging another building.

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