General Staff clarifies number of drones shot down last night: 58 out of 59

General Staff clarifies number of drones shot down last night: 58 out of 59

Ukrinform
On the night of May 28, the Russian army launched 59 Shahed kamikaze drones targeting Ukraine, 58 of which were destroyed by the Ukrainian troops.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published the updated data on Facebook.

"According to updated information, last night, the Russian Federation launched another massive attack on the territory of Ukraine, using Iranian-made Shahed combat UAVs; 58 out of 59 were destroyed by our defenders," the report reads.

As reported, on the night of May 28, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136/131 drones from the north and south. In the morning, it became known that 52 enemy drones were shot down.

In particular, one person was killed and two more were injured in Kyiv city as a result of the night attack. Fragments damaged civilian objects in several districts of the city.

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