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Russia repels largest Ukrainian drone attack since launching its invasion
Bohdan Scherbyna, 9, with his mother Maryna Scherbyna, 45, and sister Angelina Scherbyna, 14, left, arrive in an armoured van belonging to the emergency service Fenix team during the evacuation of local people from Selidove to safe areas, in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024

RUSSIA repelled one of the largest attacks yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Moscow said today. 

The Russians said that they destroyed all of those headed towards the capital.

This came as fears grow that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could spread to Africa.

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