Ukraine says 135 Russian drones attacked overnight, injuring 8 in Dnipro region

By Alperen Aktas

ISTANBUL (AA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Russia launched 135 strike drones overnight, targeting energy infrastructure across several regions, injuring at least eight people in the Dnipro region.

“It was another turbulent night for Ukraine. The Russians attacked our cities with drones – a total of 135 strike UAVs,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram. “Eight people were injured in an attack on the city of Kamianske, a residential building was damaged, along with railway infrastructure.”

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, meanwhile, reported that its air defense units intercepted or suppressed 108 of the drones launched from Russian regions including Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

“Air defense shot down 108 enemy drones in the north, south, and east of the country,” the ministry said, adding that 27 drones hit 13 locations.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 75 Ukrainian drones over several regions, including Volgograd, Crimea, Voronezh, and Rostov.

Volgograd Region Governor Andrei Bocharov said a man was killed by shrapnel after a drone struck a residential building in the city.

“As a result of a terrorist drone attack, balconies were damaged and windows shattered. A civilian was killed,” Bocharov said, adding that debris sparked a fire in an industrial zone.