Ukrainian air defenses down 11 out of 20 Shahed drones in Kharkiv region

Russia attacked Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region with 20 Shahed-131/136 drones last night.

The Ukrainian Air Force Command announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"In the early hours of April 4, 2024, Russia attacked the Kharkiv region with Shahed-131/136 UAVs from the Kursk region. In total, 20 Shaheds were launched," the post said.

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Mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 11 strike drones.

Earlier reports said that an overnight Shahed drone attack on Kharkiv had killed three rescue workers and a civilian woman and injured 12 more people.