Ukraine's air defense (Air Defense) and mobile anti-drone groups shot down 9 out of 13 Russian drones over four regions of the country, the air force said, Reuters reported, citing BTA.
Iranian-made drones "Shaheed" were shot down over central Poltava Oblast, southeastern Zaporozhye and Dnipropetrovsk, as well as Kharkiv Oblast in the northeastern part of the country, the statement said. A Russian X-59 missile launched from the Kursk region was also downed.
Serhiy Lisak, regional governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, said that a nighttime drone attack damaged commercial and residential properties, as well as damaged a power line. Details of damage in other regions were not reported.