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At least six Russian balloons sighted in kyiv airspace

MADRID, 15 Feb.

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At least six Russian balloons sighted in kyiv airspace

MADRID, 15 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The local authorities of Kiev have reported this Wednesday that they have detected at least six Russian reconnaissance balloons in the airspace of the Ukrainian capital, most of them being shot down by the Ukrainian air forces.

"The air defense team worked on all the targets. Most were shot down," the Kiev Military Administration said in a Telegram message, adding that "the purpose" of these devices, which presumably carried "reconnaissance equipment and reflectors ", was to "exhaust" the anti-aircraft defense of the city.

Shortly before, around 3:01 p.m. (local time), the local authorities in Kiev had issued an air alert after spotting an "enemy" air target over the region's airspace, the UNIAN news agency reported.

This same Wednesday, the spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuri Ignat, has warned that Russia would be launching balloons with reflectors that reflect light towards the point from which they are viewed, thus dazzling the observer for distraction purposes.

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