Reuters, KYIV
Russia launched a barrage of drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine yesterday, killing one civilian and injuring four others in the Kyiv region, military and regional officials said.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 60 out of 93 Russian drones, the Ukrainian air force said.
It also said that 26 drones were “lost,” in reference to Ukraine’s use of electronic warfare to redirect Russian drones.
Ukrainian rescuers inspect the site of a drone attack on a private building in Kyiv yesterday.
Photo: EPA-EFE
One Russian drone was still in the air, the air force added.
Kyiv region acting governor Mykola Kalashnyk said that a truck driver was killed by drone debris.
The debris also damaged several private houses, injuring four people, including a 16-year-old boy, he said.
The air force said that the Russian drones targeted nine Ukrainian regions across the country, adding that residential houses and commercial buildings were damaged in the Donetsk region in the east and the Chernihiv region in the north.
