Ukraine Reports Record Russian Missile and Drone Attack
Ukraine said Russia fired a record 537 missiles and drones in 'massive' overnight attacks.
Air defenses repelled 475 of the strikes, with 249 downed and 226 going lost on radar, the Ukrainian Air Force reported Sunday on Telegram. Six locations in Ukraine were hit and debris fell in eight places, it said, without indicating where or whether there were any casualties.
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