Ukraine downs 14 Russian drones since day-start, 14 veer off course

Ukraine downs 14 Russian drones since day-start, 14 veer off course

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Air defense forces shot down 14 Russian drones from 11:00 to 20:00 on Saturday, while 16 decoy UAVs disappeared from radar.

That’s according to the Air Force press service, Ukrinform reports.

"Today (from 11:00 on January 4), the enemy attacked us with 30 Shahed-type one-way attack UAVs and decoy drones of various types from the north-eastern direction," the statement says.

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As of 20:00, 14 enemy UAVs have been shot down, 16 enemy decoy drones disappeared from radar, without negative consequences on the ground.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian UAV in the sky over Dnipropetrovsk region.

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