According to officials, Russia killed one person and injured eight others when it launched more than a hundred drones at Ukraine overnight and early Friday.
In recent days, the nearly three-year conflict has intensified dramatically, with Moscow hammering Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in preparation for winter.
The drone assault on Friday followed a day earlier when Russia fired over 90 missiles at the war-torn nation, knocking off power for more than a million people.
According to Ukraine’s air force, Moscow fired 132 drones overnight, of which “88 drones were shot down” and “41 were lost, presumably due to defence countermeasures.”
According to the local mayor, falling debris damaged a medical clinic in the capital Kyiv, while air defences fired down drones over a dozen districts.
According to Roman Mrochko, the leader of the local military administration, a woman was killed in the southern city of Kherson by a drone attack.
According to Ukrainian electricity operator Ukrenergo, power outages occurred in at least two areas on Friday.
“Emergency repair works are ongoing around the clock. By the end of the day, the power company plans to restore power to the de-energised customers in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions,” it said.
The latest strikes come as Ukraine enters a tough winter, with Russian forces stepping up aerial attacks and advancing on the eastern front.
Moscow said Friday it had seized the village of Rozdolne in the southern part of Ukraine’s Donbas region, where it has made a string of territorial gains in recent months.
Russia downed 47 attack drones fired overnight by Ukraine, mainly targeting the Rostov border region where a major fire broke out at an industrial site, authorities said.
