At least 9 people were injured overnight in a massive Russian drone airstrike that hit several neighborhoods of the Ukrainian capital Kiev and damaged an apartment building, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
According to the mayor of Kiev, the strike damaged the top floor of an apartment building, as well as non-residential buildings in other areas in the "Solomyansky" district, located near the center of the Ukrainian capital. According to Klitschko, at least 9 people were injured, including four who were taken to hospital.
Rescue teams are also on their way to the sites of Russian strikes on three other districts in Kiev, and air defenses have been activated.
"A large group of enemy drones is still heading towards the city center," Klitschko wrote on the "Telegram" app.
The head of the Kiev military administration, Timur Tkachenko, reported that debris from downed drones had fallen into two objects and caused a fire in the "Darnytskyi" district. in the eastern part of the Ukrainian capital, where he said at least 5 more people were injured.
Odessa is under a massive Russian drone attack, explosions can be heard in the city, Mayor Gennady Trukhanov announced on the "Telegram" app, BTA reported.
More than 20 drones are circling over different parts of the Ukrainian Black Sea city, local channels on "Telegram" also reported.
The city authorities have called on residents to immediately head to bomb shelters. The alert was announced at 02:34 and lasted until 05:20 this morning.
There were casualties and damage as a result of the Russian drone attack this morning in Odessa, the number is being specified, the chairman of the Odessa regional military administration Oleg Kiper announced on "Telegram".
According to his information, there is destruction in the city, fires, damage to civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, a kindergarten and garages.
The Russian air defense has shot down two Ukrainian drones aimed at Moscow, it announced early this morning on "Telegram" the city's mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
According to the mayor of Moscow, emergency teams are examining the debris from the downed Ukrainian drones on site.
In recent weeks, both Ukraine and Russia have used large numbers of drones in mutual air attacks.
Dozens of Ukrainian drones have been directed at Moscow or the region around the Russian capital.
Russian air defense units destroyed 51 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region late last night within about 3 and a half hours, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA, citing a post on the "Telegram" of the Russian Defense Ministry.
According to the statement of the Russian department, the drones launched by Ukraine were destroyed between 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. yesterday over the border area.
In recent weeks, both Ukraine and Russia have been using large numbers of drones in air strikes near the border.