Ukraine launches more than 150 drones toward Moscow and border regions, Russia says

FRANCE 24

1 September 2024 at 3:52 am·1-min read

Russia downed 158 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and surrounding areas as well as the Belgorod and Kursk border regions overnight, the defence ministry said on Sunday. Amid ongoing fighting in east Ukraine, Russia said its forces had captured two more Ukrainian settlements. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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At least 47 people, including five children, were injured on Sunday after Russian missiles struck a shopping mall and events complex in Kharkiv, officials said.
Russia said that it had thwarted a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack by downing 158 drones across 15 regions, including two over the capital Moscow. Its defence ministry said most of the drones – 122 – were downed over the regions of Kursk, Bryansk, Voronezh and Belgorod, which border Ukraine. A coal-fired power plant near the city was reported hit, as was an oil refinery within the city boundaries.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP & Reuters)

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