Russia attacked Ukraine last midnight from the north and south with 21 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 dronesof which 17 were shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces, according to kyiv.
As reported by the Ukrainian air force, the drones were shot down with anti-aircraft missile weapons, fighters and mobile fire groups.
In addition, an Orlán-10 tactical-operational unmanned aircraft was destroyed during the night.
“Unfortunately, there are enemy drone strikes on infrastructure in the Khmelniyski region. The local authorities and services are working to eliminate the consequences”, quotes “Ukrainska Pravda” to the Ukrainian air force.
The first deputy head of the regional military administration of Khmelnytsky, Serhii Tiurinspecified on television that at least five people were injured by glass fragments after the Russian attack on an industrial facility, the agency reported. ukrinform.
“There was an attack against a critical infrastructure facility that is located outside of populated areas. During the attack there was no direct threat to residential and industrial buildings. However, the shock wave damaged windows and doors. There is information about five people injured by glass fragments, assistance is being provided to them, ”he said.
The military administration of the city of kyiv reported the downing of all drones during a nighttime airstrike, which did not cause any damage or casualties.
“The sixth air raid on the capital since the beginning of May! This time the enemy attacked using exclusively unmanned aerial vehicles,” said the head of kyiv’s military administration, Serhii Popko, in a Telegram message collected by “Ukrainska Pravda.”
During the latest air alert, which lasted 2.5 hours in Kiev, “all enemy drones heading for Kiev were successfully destroyed,” he noted, adding that “no damage or injuries were reported in the capital.”
Ukraine announced Friday that its forces recaptured part of the territory around the besieged Bakhmut cityin the eastern region of Donetskand which has been the epicenter of fighting with Russia for months.
“The enemy has suffered heavy human losses. Our defense forces advanced two kilometers near Bakhmut. We have not lost any position in Bakhmut this week,” said Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyarin a statement on social media.
In her message, Vice Minister accused Russia of “praising itself and making up stories about our military command”.
“At the same time, the enemy gives false information about the lack of weapons, with which he probably wants to justify the real situation” in Bakhmut, Malyar added in reference to the comments of the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhinon the lack of ammunition that would explain the evolution of the situation in Bakhmut.
These claims come after another senior Ukrainian military official said this week that Russian forces had withdrawn from some areas near Bakhmut after the kyiv counterattack.
(With information from EFE)
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