Ukraine shoots down 45 drones: Air force

KYIV, 02 January 2023, (TON): The air force said “Ukraine shot down 45 Russian drones overnight as the pro-Western country rang in the New Year.”

In a New Year’s Eve assault, Moscow attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with missiles and Iranian-made drones.

Ukraine’s air force said in a statement that air defenses destroyed 45 “Shahed” drones.

Thirteen drones were shot down at the end of 2022 and another 32 in the new year, the statement said.

Ukrainian authorities did not say if some of the drones reached their targets.

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