Russia conducted a drone assault overnight across Ukraine, focusing on the capital city of Kyiv and impacting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, according to Ukrainian officials on Sunday.
The State Emergency Service reported that one individual sustained injuries, and several warehouses and cargo trucks were damaged in Odesa during the extensive attack, which kept much of the nation under air-raid alerts for several hours.
The Ukrainian military successfully intercepted 56 out of at least 87 drones launched by Russia across various regions, as stated by the air force. Additionally, it noted that another 25 drones were “lost” due to electronic jamming, though further details were not provided.
Serhiy Popko, the military administrator for Kyiv, confirmed that air defenses neutralized all drones targeting the capital, with no injuries reported. Air raid alerts for Kyiv and its surrounding areas were issued three times throughout the night, accumulating to over five hours, according to Popko.
Reuters has not been able to independently verify these claims. Russia has consistently denied targeting civilians during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, yet it frequently launches missiles, drones, and bombs at civilian areas well beyond the front lines.
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