Ukrainian defenders shoot down 11 Shahed UAVs at night, of which 9 around Kyiv

The Defence Forces of Ukraine shot down 11 Shahed Iranian-made kamikaze drones on the night of 26 February. In total, the Russians used 14 drones for the air attack. Sources: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook; Kyiv City Military Administration on Telegram

Quote: "At night, from 23:00 until the morning, the Russian invaders used 14 Shahed UAVs on the territory of Ukraine. According to preliminary information, 11 of these drones were shot down by Ukrainian defenders." Details: Nine drones were shot down in the airspace around Kyiv, reported Serhii Popko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration.

Quote: "Nine UAVs were shot down in the airspace around Kyiv.

Preliminary reports indicate that the enemy used Shahed barrage ammunition." The drone attack was carried out in two waves, extending as long as possible in time. In this way, the enemy tried to realise his tactical goal of exhausting our air defence forces.

That is why the overnight air alert in Kyiv lasted for five and a half hours.

According to preliminary data, there were no victims and no hits to infrastructure facilities."

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Background:

• Air-raid warnings were issued in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, as well as in a number of other oblasts, on the evening of Sunday, 26 February.
• Air defence forces shot down three Shahed-type kamikaze drones over Chernihiv Oblast.
• Explosions rocked the city of Khmelnytskyi while the air-raid warning was in place.
• The Russians carried out two strikes on a civilian, non-residential infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia.

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