The militaries of Ukraine and Russia each reported Thursday shooting down a large number of aerial drones used in overnight attacks, with both sides targeting multiple regions in their assaults.
Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 78 of 105 Russian drones, Ukraine’s air force said.
Intercepts took place over the Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Vinnytsia, and Zhytomyr regions.
Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv’s City Military Administration, said on Telegram that air raid warnings were active for more than five hours as multiple waves of Russian drones flew toward the capital. Popko said there was no damage reported from the attacks.
The governor of Kirovohrad said there was damage to a residential building, while the governor of Poltava reported damage to six commercial buildings from falling drone debris.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it shot down 113 Ukrainian drones, with more than half destroyed over the Belgorod region that borders Ukraine.
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram the attacks injured one person and damaged several homes.
Russian air defenses also shot down drones over the Bryansk, Kursk and Voronezh regions.
Some information for this report was provided by Reuters
