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Ukraine Declares Air-Raid Alert For Entire Country After Overnight Russian Drone Attacks


People take shelter inside a metro station during an air-raid alert in Kyiv on January 8.
People take shelter inside a metro station during an air-raid alert in Kyiv on January 8.

Ukraine on January 20 declared an air-raid alert for its entire territory as Russian MiG 31 warplanes were spotted taking off from the Mozdok airfield in North Ossetia. Earlier on January 20, Russia launched seven Iranian-made drones and three S-300 guided missiles at Ukrainian targets, the military said, adding that it had shot down four of the drones. The other three drones did not reach any targets, the Ukrainian Air Force said. To read the original stories by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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