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Ukraine said Wednesday its air defense systems had intercepted dozens of Iranian-designed attack drones launched by Russian forces in an overnight barrage that left seven people injured. “As a result of combat operations, 38 Shahed [drones] were shot down,” the air force said in a statement, adding that the drones were launched from Russian border regions and annexed Crimea. Ukraine’s prosecutor general said seven people, including a 10-year-old boy, were injured during the overnight attacks in the eastern Sumy region. Officials in the southern Odesa region said a recreational facility, a gas …