17.Ukrainian forces downed 24 out of the 39 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.Another 14 drones disappeared from radars without causing any damage, according to the statement. Drones that disappear from radars before reaching their targets are usually decoys. Russia launches them alongside real drones to overwhelm Ukraine's air defense. Russia also launched four ballistic missiles of either the Iskander-M or the North Korean KN-23 model in the early hours of Jan. 18, with two of them downed by Ukraine's Air Force.Fallen wreckage from the downed missiles killed three people and injured at least three others in Kyiv, according to local authorities.The attack damaged a water pipeline, an administrative building, a business center, a store, and cars, the State Emergency Service said.

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