Russia launched 36 Shahed drones against Kyiv in the twelfth air attack on the capital this month. All drones were intercepted and destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses during a three-hour attack.
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All 36 drones were intercepted and destroyed during the three-hour attack.
This was a massive attack. All detected air targets flying toward Kyiv were destroyed by our air defenses.
On the night of May 25, Russian forces attacked Kyiv from the air using Shahed drones and a Merlin-VR UAV in multiple waves.
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed all enemy air targets moving in the direction of Kyiv, preventing hits on the city.
20 Shahed drones and one Merlin-VR reconnaissance UAV were destroyed during the attack.
This was the twelfth attack on Kyiv in May 2023.
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