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Ukraine air defences shoot down 42 Russian drones, Kyiv says

Published April 4, 2025 Updated April 4, 2025 12:39pm
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KYIV: Ukrainian air defences shot down 42 out of 78 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Friday, the Ukrainian air force said.

It said in a statement that 22 other Russian drones were ‘lost’ in reference to the military using electronic warfare to redirect or spoof them.

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Damages were recorded in the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kyiv regions, it added.