Ukraine says Russia launched 67 drones in overnight attack

Ukraine says Russia launched 67 drones in overnight attack Show Caption Hide Caption Washington pledges another $250 million in Ukraine security assistance “Time is of the essence.” KYIV, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air force said on Saturday Russia launched a total of 67 long-range Shahed drones in a mass overnight attack, 58 of which it was able to shoot down. Drone debris was found next to the parliament building in the capital Kyiv, the legislature said in a separate statement it posted on its official Telegram page along with several photographs. It is rare for a Russian missile or drone to get so far into central Kyiv, as the city is protected by a network of Soviet-era and Western-donated air defense systems. The hilltop government quarter in the city center is perhaps the best-defended site in Ukraine, as it also houses the offices of the president, cabinet and the central bank. Reuters correspondents in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, heard a series of explosions shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday, some of which resounded loudly around the city center, waking up its residents. Since the start of its invasion in February 2022, Moscow has launched thousands of missiles and Shahed drones into Ukraine. The propeller-powered Shahed flies at less than 200 km per hour (125 miles per hour) but can be tricky for conventional air defense systems to track because it flies low and emits far less heat than a missile. Kyiv’s air force said the drones were launched from two border regions in Russia as well as from the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/09/07/ukraine-russia-drones/75119450007/