Ukrainian military officials shot down 6 Russian balloons over Kyiv during an air raid warning on Wednesday, saying they appeared like an incoming missile or drone on radars.
Ukraine's Defense Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, poses with a reflector similar to the one the air force says it shot down from the balloons.Ukraine's Defense Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, poses with a reflector similar to the one the air force says it shot down from the balloons.KYIV, Ukraine — The Kyiv Military Administration says it shot down six Russian balloons that appeared over the Ukrainian capital during an air raid warning on Wednesday.
Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for Ukraine's air force, said that the balloons had plain metal triangles suspended with string below them, saying that was enough to appear like an incoming missile or drone on Ukrainian radars. "Russia wants Ukraine to waste its ammunition on these balloons, which effectively cost them nothing at all," he said on national TV.
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