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Ukrainian defense forces intercepted 130 out of 178 Russian attack drones during an overnight assault on March 14.

Multiple (Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Mykolaiv)
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Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Ukraine's Air Force (organization) Shahed-type strike drones (weapon_system) Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Defense Forces of Ukraine (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian defense forces intercepted 130 out of 178 Russian attack drones during an overnight assault on March 14.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukraine's air defense forces intercepted 460 Russian aerial targets, including 58 missiles and 402 drones.

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Extracted: 2026-03-09T17:47:06.850Z

Source story: russia-attacks-ukraine-with-178-drones-overnight-most-intercepted