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RF struck Ukraine with missiles and Shahed drones overnight: Number of targets shot down

RF struck Ukraine with missiles and Shahed drones overnight: Number of targets shot down Photo: Russian troops hit Ukraine with rockets and Shaheds at night (facebook.com/JointForcesCommandAFU)

Russian troops attacked the territory of Ukraine overnight using missiles and combat drones. The air defense forces successfully intercepted nine Shahed drones and three missiles, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Over the past day and tonight, Russian occupiers once again attacked Ukraine, using ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as kamikaze drones," according to the summary from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It is reported that, according to preliminary information, Ukrainian defenders destroyed three missiles and nine Shahed-type UAVs.

Russian attack on Ukraine from February 25 to 26

Earlier, the air forces had warned that the Russian Federation had launched several groups of Shahed drones towards Ukraine. Alarm due to combat drones was declared in several southern and central regions of Ukraine.

Later, the mayor of Dnipro, Borys Filatov, reported that as a result of the Russian attack, destruction was recorded in the private sector of Dnipro. There were also reports of casualties.

Later, it became known that air defense units destroyed three missiles and five kamikaze drones that Russian forces launched towards Dnipro. Soon, the Armed Forces of Ukraine showcased the consequences of the enemy's attack.