Russian drone attacks injured at least one person in Ukraine’s capital, officials in Kyiv said Monday.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram falling debris from drones shot down by Ukrainian air defenses damaged several residential buildings.
Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said on Telegram that as many as a dozen Russian drones were involved in the attack, but that all of them were destroyed.
Russian drones also targeted Mykolaiv, in southern Ukraine. Governor Vitalii Kim said Monday on Telegram that air defenses downed three drones overnight.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported Monday it destroyed 18 Ukrainian drones launched in overnight attacks.
Eleven of the drones were shot down over the Rostov region, while another four were destroyed over Bryansk, two over Kursk and one over Oryol.
Officials in Kursk reported there were no casualties and no damage reported from the attacks.