Russia sent 322 drones and decoys against Ukraine last night, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. Of these, 157 were shot down and 135 were lost from radar, possibly due to radio-electronic jamming, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the western Khmelnytskyi region was the main target of the attack. Its commander Serhiy Tyurin said there were no reports of damage, injuries or deaths.
Russia is stepping up its long-range attacks on Ukraine. Waves of drones and missiles were aimed at Kiev the previous night in the largest airstrike since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Today, the capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that the number of people killed in the attack had increased to two. 26 people were injured in the attack. Last night and during the night, air defenses in Kiev were activated again. Local media reported that people were hiding in metro stations and other shelters.
Earlier, the governor of the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported, quoted by DPA, that residential buildings were also hit and eleven people were injured in the region. A gas pipeline, a gas station, a car repair shop and private vehicles were also damaged, he added on Telegram.
In the eastern Ukrainian town of Chuguev, at least three people were injured in a drone attack, including a 12-year-old boy, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleg Sinegubov wrote on Telegram. Two people were injured in the town of Kupyansk, he added.