Ukraine: 17 Drones Shot Down in Night Russian Attack

Ukraine stated today, Thursday, that it "shot down 17 out of 22 Russian drones that attacked its territory overnight, and a child was killed in the southern part of the country during artillery shelling." The Ukrainian Attorney General's office reported that "a six-year-old child was killed, and four others were injured, including his 13-year-old brother, in the Russian shelling of the village of Novodmytrivka in the Kherson region." It noted in a statement: "Enemy shells hit a private house and the surrounding area." Separately, the air force announced the downing of drones in several areas in southern and northern Ukraine. It mentioned in a post on the Telegram app that "on the evening of September 14, 2023, from 9 PM to 2:30 AM, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with several groups of Shahed-136 and Shahed-131 drones from three directions."