Air defense units in Kyiv destroyed all Russian attack drones during a nighttime drone attack on September 7, 2024. The air alert lasted 18 minutes and debris fell in the Pechersk district, causing a small fire that was extinguished.
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All the drones that threatened the capital were destroyed - none of the enemy UAVs reached their target.
Enemy UAVs (previously of the "Shahed" type) began flying into our territory before midnight, from different directions.
The drones came close to Kyiv around three in the morning.
The announced air alert in the capital lasted only 18 minutes.
Debris fell at four different addresses in the Pechersk district.
A fire was detected in an open area of 50 square meters (later extinguished).
Preliminarily, there are no casualties or damage in the city.
Ukrainian warriors eliminated 58 of 67 Russian drones during the night attack
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