Ukraine on Friday said Russia launched over a hundred drones overnight, wounding at least eight people in the latest in an intensifying string of attacks on the war-torn country.
The wave of attacks comes a day after Russia launched around 90 missiles on Ukraine, cutting power to over a million people.
Ukraine’s air force said in a statement that Russia fired 132 drones, out of which “88 drones were shot down” and “41 were lost, presumably due to defence countermeasures.” It did not specify what happened to the remainder.
Drones were destroyed over a dozen regions, including above the southern region of Odesa.
“Seven people were wounded in a Russian drone attack,” in Odesa, the interior ministry said.
A dozen residential buildings were damaged, said the ministry, publishing photos of burning buildings.
In the capital Kyiv, a drone fell on a polyclinic and injured its security guard, city officials said.
The latest strikes come as Ukraine enters a tough winter, with Russian forces stepping up aerial attacks and advancing on the eastern front.
The nearly three-year war has also seen a sharp escalation in recent days, as both sides attempt to gain the upper hand ahead of the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump, who had said he wanted to find a quick end to the conflict.
