Ukraine destroys 18 of 24 drones launched in pre-dawn Russian attack

Ukrainian air defences shot down 18 out of 24 kamikaze drones that Russia launched in a pre-dawn attack.

Kyiv city administration said that all missiles and drones targeting the Ukrainian capital for the third time in four days were destroyed.

“The Russians have attacked Kyiv using Shahed loitering munitions and missiles, likely the ballistic type,” the Kyiv administration said in a statement.

Out of 15 Shahed kamikaze drones fired at the Black Sea coastal city of Odesa, Ukraine’s air defences destroyed 12, while three struck a university compound. There were no casualties, the Ukrainian southern military command said.