Ukraine Targets Moscow as Russia Reports Shooting Down More than 100 Drones
RUSSIA, JUL 17 – Russia intercepted 126 Ukrainian drones overnight in 11 regions plus Crimea, resulting in one death and four injuries amid ongoing conflict escalation, the Defense Ministry reported.
- On Thursday, Russia's Defense Ministry announced it intercepted no fewer than 126 drones launched by Ukraine during attacks spanning 11 Russian regions, including the area around Moscow.
- Ukraine launched 167 drones into Russia on July 11 as part of its ongoing strikes aimed at destroying infrastructure critical to Moscow's war efforts.
- Between Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday, drone strikes in Belgorod resulted in three fatalities and 17 injuries, while a Russian air raid on Dobropillia caused four deaths and left 27 others wounded.
- Defense Ministry data showed Russia downed 1,516 Ukrainian drones in July, averaging 89 daily, amid a general rise of drone and missile attacks since May.
- These intense drone exchanges signify escalating conflict severity, with attacks causing casualties and infrastructure damage on both sides and complicating ceasefire efforts.
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Ukraine targets Moscow as Russia reports shooting down more than 100 drones
Handout/Ukrainian State Emergency Service (LONDON) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 126 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning, with at least three craft intercepted over the capital Moscow region. The attack was Ukraine’s largest drone barrage into Russia since it launched 167 craft into the country on July 11, according to data published by Russia’s Defense Ministry and analyzed by ABC News. The latest a…
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Russia said on Thursday morning that it intercepted 126 drones over its territory, stating that the attacks had caused a death and four injuries, informs AFP. The Russian Anti-Fraud Forces have intercepted and destroyed 122 drones during the night and four more...
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