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Ukraine Repels Another Wave Of Russian Drone Strikes, Military Says


A missile fired from Russia's Belgorod region is seen from the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
A missile fired from Russia's Belgorod region is seen from the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 33 out of the 37 drones launched by Russia at five of its regions, the military said early on March 8. "As a result of defense work, 33 [drones] were shot down above the Odesa, Kirovohrad, Kherson, Mykolayiv, and Kharkiv regions," the Ukrainian Air Force reported. Russia also fired one S-300 antiaircraft missile and two Kh-59 missiles, the military said. Meanwhile, shelling wounded five people, including a 3-year-old child, in Chuguyev, in Kharkiv region, governor Oleh Synyehubov wrote on Telegram. To read the original stories by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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