Ukraine says it downed 34 Russian drones in overnight attack

(Reuters) - Ukraine downed 34 out of 55 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian air force said on Thursday, with a further 18 failing to reach their targets, something which usually indicates they were jammed by electronic warfare.

Drones were downed in 11 regions across Ukraine, the air force said.

Falling drone debris damaged energy infrastructure in the central region of Poltava, leaving more than 300 users without power, local authorities said.

Over the past few months, Russia has sent near-nightly waves of dozens of long-range strike drones into Ukraine, forcing Kyiv to expend valuable resources to down them.

(Reporting by Max Hunder, Editing by William Maclean and Alex Richardson)