Russia launched 166 drones at Ukraine on Monday, Ukrainian air force says

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian air defences shot down 40 out of 166 drones launched by Russia in multiple attacks on Monday, the Ukrainian air force said.

It said in a statement that 74 Russian drones were redirected by electronic warfare. Damages were registered in four regions – in the east, northeast, and centre of the country.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa and Olena Harmash; Editing by Toby Chopra)