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Military: Ukraine downs 17 Russian drones overnight

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Military: Ukraine downs 17 Russian drones overnight
Archive photo: A downed Shahed 136/131 drone at an exhibition showing remains of missiles and drones that Russia used to attack Kyiv on May 12, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Oleksii Samsonov / Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Ukraine shot down 17 of the 22 Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russia overnight on March 12, the General Staff said in its morning update.

Two drones were destroyed over Kherson Oblast, two over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and four more over Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported.

Russia also launched an X-59 missile from the Black Sea in the direction of Odesa Oblast, which was reportedly downed.

Overnight, Russian drones were spotted in Ukraine's west, according to the Air Force. Four drones were shot down over Khmelnytskyi Oblast, local authorities said.

Russian aircraft targeted a city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast at night, dropping a guided bomb on a residential area. Three apartments caught fire in a five-story residential building, Governor Oleh Syniehubov wrote on the Telegram. No casualties were reported.

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Kateryna Denisova

Politics Reporter

Kateryna Denisova is the reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in Ukrainian politics. Based in Kyiv, she focuses on domestic affairs, parliament, social and war-related issues. Kateryna began her career in journalism in 2020 and has since worked with several leading Ukrainian media outlets. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and has studied at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany.

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