Ukraine downs five missiles and 11 drones overnight
Ukrainian air defences shot down five cruise missiles and 11 drones overnight, the commander of the country’s air forces has said.
Writing on Telegram, Lt Gen Mykola Oleschuk said the missiles were fired from the Saratov region of southern Russia and down over the Ukrainian regions of Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, and Cherkasy.
He added that 19 drones in total were fired and that 11 were shot down over Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kherson, and Sumy.
He said the remaining eight drones were lost, but were probably only dummy drones intended to overload the air defences.
“Together to victory!” he said.
Key events
In case you missed it, last night the US announced a further $225m (£174m) of military support for Ukraine.
The state department said in a statement that the package contained “urgently needed weapons and equipment”, including a Patriot defence system, stinger anti-aircraft system, Javelin anti-tank systems, and artillery rounds.
It added that the aid would be deployed “as quickly as possible to bolster Ukraine’s defense of its territory and its people”.
Ukraine downs five missiles and 11 drones overnight
Ukrainian air defences shot down five cruise missiles and 11 drones overnight, the commander of the country’s air forces has said.
Writing on Telegram, Lt Gen Mykola Oleschuk said the missiles were fired from the Saratov region of southern Russia and down over the Ukrainian regions of Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, and Cherkasy.
He added that 19 drones in total were fired and that 11 were shot down over Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kherson, and Sumy.
He said the remaining eight drones were lost, but were probably only dummy drones intended to overload the air defences.
“Together to victory!” he said.
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The Nato summit has concluded in Washington and overnight Ukraine has seen renewed aerial assaults by Russian forces.
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