Ukraine claims 67 Russian air targets destroyed amid overnight strikes

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - Ukraine on Monday claimed that 67 Russian air targets were destroyed by the country’s air defense systems during overnight strikes.

“Last night, the Russian occupiers attacked military facilities and critical infrastructure facilities of Ukraine with cruise missiles and attack drones,” Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Facebook.

Zaluzhnyi claimed that up to 40 air-launched cruise missiles were launched by Russian forces, while about 35 drones were used during the attacks.

In an earlier statement, Serhiy Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said Russia launched its 15th air attack on the capital since the beginning of May.

Popko said Russia is “trying with all their might to destroy key targets for themselves and at the same time, exhaust the resources of our air defense.”

“In general, more than 40 air targets were detected and destroyed by the forces and means of our air defense,” Popko further said, adding that they have not received information about any casualties caused by the strikes.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko later said on Telegram that there was no damage inflicted on any facilities or apartment buildings in the city, noting that there are no injuries or fatalities.

The Russia-Ukraine war, now in its 15th month, has killed 8,895 civilians and wounded 15,117, according to the latest UN figures.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​