Overnight, Russian drones attack Ukraine's Kyiv Region and energy sector

Authorities said that Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine, which targeted primarily the Kyiv area and energy facilities to the east.

In recent weeks, Russia increased drone attacks with every attack on Ukraine. On Sunday, the number of drones reached a record of 267 for three years of war.

The air force reported that Ukraine's air defences destroyed 110 of the 177 drones fired by Russia during the overnight attack.

The statement made reference to Ukraine using electronic warfare to redirect Russian Drones. Strikes were carried out in Kyiv and Kharkiv as well as Kirovohrad, Sumy, and Kirovohrad regions.

DTEK, Ukraine's largest energy private company, has confirmed that its Dnipropetrovsk energy plant in the south-east region of Ukraine was damaged. However, it did not provide any details.

Last year, Russia's missile and drone strikes were aimed at Ukraine's electric sector. In recent months, however the attacks have been redirected to gas storage and production facilities.

Mykola Kashnyk, the governor of the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital, confirmed that a drone attack in the Kyiv area killed one person and injured at least two others. It also set fire to several homes.

In a Telegram post, Kalashnyk revealed that the body of a civilian had been found inside a burning house.

Emergency services posted photos and videos on Telegram showing firefighters fighting fires at night, in what appeared to have been residential buildings and garages.

No immediate comment was made by Russia.

Both sides deny that civilians were targeted in the war which began February 2022, when Russia invaded in full force. But thousands of civilians, mostly Ukrainians, have died in the conflict.

Witnesses reported hearing blasts and sounds that sounded similar to air defence systems throughout the night in and around Kyiv. Reporting by Oleksandr Kozoukhar, Lidia Kel, Olena Hartmach, and Pavel Polityuk, Editing by Sam Holmes Gerry Doyle, and Ros Russell

(source: Reuters)