>**Ukraine’s air defence forces said they destroyed 20 of 25 attack drones launched by Russia against Ukraine overnight into Wednesday.**
>The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces also used nine missiles in the attack, state news agency Ukrinform reported.
>”In the early hours of September 11, the Ukrainian Air Force’s radio engineering troops detected and tracked 34 Russian aerial targets,” the Ukrainian air force said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app, as cited by Ukrinform.
>The statement added that Russia targeted Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, two S-300 air defence missiles, six Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, and 25 Shahed strike drones, according to Ukrinform.
>On Tuesday, Ukraine targeted Russia in a major drone attack, damaging dozens of buildings in the Moscow region and forcing around 50 flights to be diverted from airports around the Russian capital, according to reports.
>Russia said it had destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones over the Moscow region and 124 more over eight other regions, the Reuters news agency reported.
>At least one person was killed near Moscow, Russian authorities said, according to Reuters.
>Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.
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>**Ukraine’s air defence forces said they destroyed 20 of 25 attack drones launched by Russia against Ukraine overnight into Wednesday.**
>The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces also used nine missiles in the attack, state news agency Ukrinform reported.
>”In the early hours of September 11, the Ukrainian Air Force’s radio engineering troops detected and tracked 34 Russian aerial targets,” the Ukrainian air force said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app, as cited by Ukrinform.
>The statement added that Russia targeted Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, two S-300 air defence missiles, six Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, and 25 Shahed strike drones, according to Ukrinform.
>On Tuesday, Ukraine targeted Russia in a major drone attack, damaging dozens of buildings in the Moscow region and forcing around 50 flights to be diverted from airports around the Russian capital, according to reports.
>Russia said it had destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones over the Moscow region and 124 more over eight other regions, the Reuters news agency reported.
>At least one person was killed near Moscow, Russian authorities said, according to Reuters.
>Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.
>Wednesday is day 931 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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>Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters, ukrinform.net