Russia-Ukraine live: Putin’s drones ‘shot down over Kyiv’ hours after world leaders gather for anniversary
Russian forces clear out abandoned military equipment after Ukrainian troops’ retreat from Avdiivka
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Ukraine has destroyed 16 out of 18 attack drones launched overnight by Russia, including over the capital, the country’s air forces have said.
The attack came just hours after western leaders gathered in Kyiv to mark two years since Russia‘s invasion.
The air force said the drones were destroyed over Poltava, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts.
On Saturday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen vowed that Europe would back Ukraine until it was “finally free” as she visited Kyiv.
Thousands gathered in capitals around the world to protest against the war. In London, commemorations began with an interfaith prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Mayfair.
In Dublin, thousands also marched in a demonstration marking the second anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine as Ireland’s deputy premier said the nation “will not waiver” in its support for Kyiv.
Russian police detained at least four people in Moscow, including reporters, at a protest outside the Kremlin by the wives of mobilised soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
Ukraine says it destroyed 16 of 18 Russian-launched drones
Ukraine destroyed 16 out of 18 attack drones launched overnight by Russia, Kyiv’s military said on Sunday.
The air force said the Iranian-made drones had been shot down over eight regions across central, western and southern Ukraine, including the capital region, it said on the Telegram messaging app.
The drones were destroyed over Poltava, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts, according to Ukrainian air forces.
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