Air defense forces destroy all enemy drones in airspace around Kyiv

Air defense forces destroy all enemy drones in airspace around Kyiv

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The air defense forces shot down all Russian combat drones spotted in the airspace around Kyiv on the night of July 12.

"The enemy launched yet another air attack on the capital. This time, according to preliminary information, loitering munitions of Shahed class were used again. After a break of more than a week, the enemy launched Iranian-made UAVs at Kyiv for the 2nd day in a row. The air raid alert lasted for more than two hours. All enemy targets in the airspace around Kyiv were detected and destroyed by our air defense forces and means," Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Serhiy Popko posted on Telegram.

No information about casualties or destruction has been received so far.

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