Ukrainian air-defense forces shot down all 23 drones launched by Russia at Ukraine's territory on February 20, the military said on Telegram. Earlier on February 20, an air-raid alert was declared for the Kirovohrad, Kherson, Mykolayiv, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions, the military and regional officials said. There was no immediate information about casualties or damages. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Ukrainian Air Defense Repels Fresh Russian Drone Attack, Says Military
Smoke rises behind a World War II memorial in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on February 19.