Ukraine shot down 21 Russian assault drones in a single day, the Ukrainian Air Pressure reported on Dec. 30.
In response to the report, Russia launched a complete of 43 drones from its Krasnodar Krai area.
The Air Pressure stated it additionally misplaced observe of the 22 decoy drones that Russia launched alongside the assault ones.
The drones have been shot down over the Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernihiv, Odesa, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk areas, the Air Pressure stated.
The particles from downed drones broken residential homes in Kharkiv and Odesa oblasts, reads the report.
Earlier within the day, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper stated that facades and roofs of 5 residential buildings have been broken in his oblast following the assault. No casualties have been reported.
Over the previous a number of months, Russia has intensified its drone assaults throughout Ukraine, usually focusing on essential infrastructure to deprive civilians of energy, water, and fuel.
On Dec. 29, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia has escalated its aerial assault on Ukraine, launching greater than 280 KAB-guided bombs, almost 370 assault drones, and over 80 missiles previously week.
"Our cities and communities are underneath fixed Russian assaults. Even on Christmas evening, Russia organized a large air assault," Zelensky wrote on Telegram, sharing footage of the destruction throughout Ukraine.
The Kyiv IndependentChris York