December 25, 2023 01:41 pm | Updated 01:41 pm IST - KYIVRussia launched 31 drones and 2 missiles at Ukraine overnight, mostly targeting the south of the country, with air defences destroying 28 drones and both missiles, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. "As a result of air combat, the Ukrainian Air Force and defence forces destroyed 28 Shahed attack drones in Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kirovohrad and Khmelnytskyi regions," Ukraine's Air Forces said on the Telegram messaging app. Also read | Ukraine downs 18 Russian drones in overnight air strikeThe drones were launched from Russian-occupied Crimea, it said. On Sunday, Russian and Ukrainian military officials both reported downing enemy aircraft in different areas of the 1,000-km-long (621-mile) front of their 22-month-old war. Reuters could not independently verify the Ukrainian air force's report.

Source: The Hindu December 25, 2023 16:39 UTC