"Ahead of the anniversary of its founding in 482 A.D., Kyiv suffered the largest drone attack since the start of the war with Russia, Ukrainian officials said Sunday.Ukraine’s air force said in a statement on Telegram that a ‘record number’ of 54 Russia-launched, Iranian-made ‘Shahed’ drones were launched at the city overnight, although it added that it had shot down 52 of them. NBC News was not able to independently verify these figures. The attack was primarily directed at military facilities and critical infrastructure in the center of Ukraine, including Kyiv, the statement said. ... Shahed drones are self-detonating aerial weapons in which the munition can loiter over a target until instructed to attack, destroying the weapon in the process. Iran is believed to have sent hundreds of these weapons to Russia since the beginning of its invasion last February. ...”
An aerial view showing destruction in the front-line city of Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, on May 23, 2023.
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