KYIV (Reuters) : Russia launched 42 drones and 6 missiles at Ukraine overnight, with Ukraine’s air defence systems destroying 41 drones but debris damaged buildings, warehouses and injured 11 people in southern regions, Ukrainian military said on Sunday.
“The defenders of the sky managed to shoot down 41 out of 42 Shahed-136/131 attack drones.
The vast majority of them were shot down in Odesa region,“ Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram messaging app. Reuters could not independently verify the air force’s report. There was no immediate comment from Russia.
Most of the drones were downed in the Odesa region in Ukraine’s south.
Ukrainian military said the wreckage of downed drones damaged more than a dozen buildings in Odesa and 11 civilians, including 3 children, were injured.
The military said Russia attacked port infrastructure in the Danube region and debris damaged the warehouses of two grain storage facilities.
