Approximately 15 Shahed drones were shot down in the airspace over Kyiv during the Russian night attack. Serhii Popko of the Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed no infrastructure strikes or casualties occurred from these specific drones.
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About 15 enemy UAVs were shot down in the airspace over Kyiv, with no casualties or infrastructure strikes reported.
Around 15 Iranian-made Shahed drones were shot down by Ukraine's air defense over Kyiv overnight on Jan. 26.
The drones were launched from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov.
About 15 enemy UAVs were shot down in the airspace of Kyiv at night during an attack by Russian forces.
The air attack resulted in no victims and no hits on infrastructure objects.
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