shot down
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Russia's military said that its air defence units had intercepted or shot down 326 Ukrainian drones over a number of regions overnight.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Local authorities said air defences shot down 59 drones overnight and that three different districts of St Petersburg had been hit, although no one was killed.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The Revolutionary Guard said early Sunday it had shot down an MQ-1 drone that flew over its territorial waters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Central Command, after Iran shot down a U.S. drone.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Lera, in parachute and aviation googles, is smiling broadly, and the caption beneath the photo says that “she is now a fighter pilot” who had shot down a Luftwaffe bomber.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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