Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 70 Iranian Shahed drones overnight from Friday to Saturday. The attack included the Kiev region, where fragments of an unmanned aerial vehicle fell on the premises of a utility company, and the city of Odesa, where damage was reported to several buildings.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched a total of 76 drones over Ukraine, of which 72 were shot down in the regions of Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kiev, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Vinitsa, and Sumy. In addition, two enemy drones were lost in Ukraine, and two returned to Russia, kyiv said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the soldiers of the Army Air Force, mobile artillery and air defence groups, who, he said, “defended Ukrainians throughout the night.” He noted that “we need more capabilities to strengthen our anti-aircraft shield, our anti-aircraft defence and our long-range capabilities to continue protecting lives and our people. We are working on this with all of Ukraine’s partners,” he said on his Telegram account.
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