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In his nightly address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said 30 Iranian drones were shot down in the country on Monday (December 19).
The Ukrainian military high command earlier said their air defenses had shot down 23 of 28 drones, mostOF them over the capital Kyiv
It was Moscow’s third air strike in six days and the latest in a series since October targeting the Ukrainian power grid, causing sweeping blackouts amid sub-zero temperatures.
No casualties were reported as a result of the drone strikes, the Ukrainian military high command said in its evening update, though nine buildings were damaged in the Kyiv region.