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Posted on February 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
Ukraine intercepted 70 out of 151 Russian drones overnight. President Zelenskiy calls for stronger sanctions and plans to boost domestic missile and drone production.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Sunday that it shot down 70 drones out of the 151 that Russia launched to attack the country overnight.
Ukraine's air force said that 74 drones did not reach their targets, likely due to electronic warfare, and two were still in the air, it said in a statement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that over this week, Russia had launched 1,260 aerial bombs, almost 750 drones, and more than 10 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
Zelenskiy said that Russian military production relies on sanctions evasion schemes, high oil prices and an insufficient number of Ukrainian long-range missiles and drones.
"We are grateful to all partners who are strengthening sanctions, but more global efforts are needed to decrease Russia’s oil industry capabilities," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messenger.
He added that Ukraine would expand the production of missiles and drones and urged all partners to invest in the Ukrainian defence industry.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Christina Fincher and Louise Heavens)
The article discusses Ukraine's defense against Russian drone attacks and the need for stronger sanctions.
Ukraine intercepted 70 out of 151 drones launched by Russia.
He emphasized the need for stronger sanctions and increased production of Ukrainian missiles and drones.
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