Ukraine’s military intercepted 76 Russian drones during a massive overnight assault that saw Moscow launch 188 unmanned aircraft and four missiles across the country, officials said Tuesday.
The air force engaged targets across sixteen regions as Russian forces conducted their latest aerial bombardment, which damaged critical infrastructure and apartment buildings. Ukrainian air defenses successfully countered drone attacks in Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia and Zhytomyr.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Governor Serhiy Lysak confirmed via Telegram that one drone hit central Nikopol.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its own success against Ukrainian aerial attacks, reporting it shot down 39 drones overnight, with the majority intercepted over the Rostov region and others over Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol, Voronezh and Russian-occupied Crimea. Officials in Rostov, Bryansk and Voronezh said these attacks caused no damage or casualties.
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