Ukrainian air force shoots down 22 out of 33 Russian drones overnight, Kyiv says

FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman attends an anti-sabotage mock drills at the border with Belarus, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv region, Ukraine January 17, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched 33 drones and two missiles at Ukraine overnight, with air defences destroying 22 drones, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday.

"The main areas of attack were the south and north. The Ukrainian Air Force and Defence Forces destroyed 22 enemy drones. Several more drones did not reach their targets," Ukraine's Air Forces said on the Telegram messaging app.