Ukraine announced on Tuesday that it had been the target of a Russian attack overnight with a record number of 188 combat drones which, according to kyiv, damaged residential buildings and “essential infrastructure”.
“During the night attack, the enemy launched a record number of Shahed-type and unidentified combat drones,” as well as four Iskander-M ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said. “Unfortunately, critical infrastructure sites have been affected,” she added.
More intense strikes
Moscow and kyiv have stepped up their drone and missile attacks in recent weeks, with Ukraine recently firing long-range US missiles at Russia and the Kremlin launching an experimental hypersonic missile at a Ukrainian city, also threatening to hit the Europe and the United States.
“Unfortunately, critical infrastructure sites were affected” and “in several regions, homes and residential buildings were damaged,” she added. According to preliminary data, the attack did not cause any “deaths or injuries,” the air force said.
More than 5 hours of air alert in kyiv
Towards morning, air defense managed to shoot down 76 drones in 17 Ukrainian regions while 95 of its aircraft probably fell due to electronic jamming by the Ukrainian army, the statement added. Five other drones flew towards Belarusian territory, a Moscow-allied country located in northern Ukraine.
In kyiv, AFP journalists heard explosions during the air alert which lasted more than five hours. According to the city's military administration, “more than 10 Russian drones” targeting the city were destroyed, without causing damage this time.
