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Ukrainian forces shot down 45 cruise missiles and 139 drones during the Russian strike on May 24-25, with 2 Kh-59/69 missiles and 127 drones lost in location.

Multiple Ukrainian oblasts
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Ukrainian forces shot down 45 cruise missiles and that two Kh-59/69 missiles were 'lost in location.' The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukraine shot down 139 drones and that 127 drones were 'lost.'

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine's Air Force reported that 45 cruise missiles were shot down by air defense and 266 drones were neutralized, while 22 locations recorded a direct strike.

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.702Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-25-2025