Russia said its troops have captured three settlements in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing a press release from the Russian Defense Ministry, BTA reported.
The text states that Moscow's forces have established control over the village of Loknya in Sumy region, as well as Stupochki and Otradnoye in Donetsk region.
Ukrainian air defenses have intercepted 6 Russian Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles aimed at Kiev, and have also neutralized 245 of the 250 drones with which Russian forces attacked the territory of Ukraine that night, Ukrinform reported, citing a publication of the Ukrainian Air Force in "Telegram".
According to the statement The massive attack began at 8:30 p.m. local time last night. Russian forces launched a total of 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the cities of Taganrog, Eisk, Bryansk and the Crimean peninsula annexed in 2014, striking Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa and Zaporizhia regions.
The main target of the Russian attacks was the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
Ukrainian forces responded to the attack with aviation, activated air defense and electronic warfare assets, used drones and mobile fire systems. A total of 128 drones were destroyed, the Ukrainian Air Force added.
Damage was caused in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions.
According to the latest data, the number of injured in the capital Kyiv is 15 people.