Russia launched 15 Shahed-136 drones on Ukraine in overnight attack, GS reports aftermath

Russia massively attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones
Russia massively attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones

The drone that wasn't intercepted hit a business in Dnipro City and caused a large fire.

It took several hours for firefighters to extinguish 4,000 square meters (43,000 square ft) blaze, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast governor Serhii Lysak wrote in Telegram.

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All twelve suicide drones launched toward Kyiv were shot down, as well as a reconnaissance Granat-4 drone, the Air Defense Forces reported.

The fragments of the intercepted drones fell in Svyatoshynskyi District of the capital.

A 200 square meters (2150 square ft) fire broke out at a store and an administration facility but was promptly extinguished. Two other local fires were also put out by emergency services. No casualties were reported, wrote Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

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Kherson Oblast was attacked with two guided bombs, but no other details were provided.

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