Ukraine shoots down 2 of 7 Russian missiles as Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones

Russian troops launched seven missiles from Belgorod region and the Black Sea at targets in Ukraine on April 20, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

Two Kinzhal guided air missiles were destroyed by the Ukraine’s air-defense systems, the air force said, adding it had also shot down three Russian reconnaissance drones.

Russia in recent weeks has drastically increased the number of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure amid dwindling Ukrainian stocks of air-defense systems and ammunition, causing large numbers of civilian casualties and extensive damage.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its air-defense systems shot down 50 Ukrainian drones over eight Russian regions on April 20.

Over Belgorod region, 26 drones were downed, 10 were destroyed over Bryansk region, eight over Kursk region, two over Tula, and one each over Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga, and Moscow regions.

In a village in Belgorod, two people died in a fire ignited by falling debris, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram.

Ukraine has not commented and the claims could not be independently verified.



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