Day: September 25, 2025

Moscow/Kiev, September 25 (QNA) – Russia and Ukraine both released announcements about shooting down drones, in continuation of the ongoing conflict between the two sides since February 2022. The Ukrainian authorities announced that their air defense forces shot down and neutralized 150 drones in the north, south, east, and central Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its air defense systems shot down 55 Ukrainian drones Wednesday night in the southwestern provinces of the country. Russia and Ukraine have been exchanging reports almost daily since the beginning of the war, now in its third year, each confirming that it repelled attacks from the other side without independent verification of these claims due to the conditions of the war and ongoing battles since Feb. 24, 2022. (QNA)

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