Kiev: Russia carried out night strikes in large parts of Ukraine and launched 188 drones. The Air Force of Ukraine gave this information on Tuesday. The Air Force said a record number of drones were used in a single attack. According to the Air Force, most of the drones were destroyed but the strike damaged critical infrastructure such as apartment buildings and the national power grid. 17 areas were targeted in this attack. However, there was no immediate information about any casualties.
Civilian areas are being targeted
Russia has been attacking civilian areas of Ukraine with drones, missiles and glide bombs since the middle of this year. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that its security forces destroyed 39 Ukrainian drones overnight in Russian territories near the border with Ukraine. An air raid warning continued in the Kiev area for more than seven hours.
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What Ukraine said
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Tuesday that nearly half of the clashes along its nearly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front in the past 24 hours took place near Pokrovsk and Kurakhov in the Donetsk region. According to Western military analysts, Russia’s army has maintained its dominance on the battlefield for the past year. Russian troops are pushing hard into the eastern Donetsk region, where they are making significant strategic progress. (AP)
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