Russia says it downs 26 Ukrainian drones
Russia's defense ministry said it downed 26 Ukrainian drones overnight across several regions, including Voronezh, Belgorod, Kursk, Lipetsk, Moscow, and Crimea.
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- Published Date: 09:47 | 16 April 2025
Russian defence units destroyed 26 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Nine of the drones were destroyed over the southern Voronezh region and eight over the border Belgorod region, and the rest were downed over the Kursk, Lipetsk and Moscow regions, and over the Crimean Peninsula, the ministry said in a post on Telegram.
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