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Ukraine and Russia exchange statements on overnight drone attacks

Ukraine reports Russian strikes on energy infrastructure and the capital, while Russia claims to have intercepted dozens of Ukrainian drones. No civilian casualties reported.


Ukraine and Russia exchange statements on overnight drone attacks

Ukrainian sources reported on Russian attacks. According to the Ukrainian agency 'Ukrinform', head of the Odesa regional administration Oleh Kiper stated that a drone strike on Friday evening damaged the critical energy infrastructure in the south of the region, with no injuries reported. Early on Saturday, head of the Kyiv city military administration Timur Tkachenko reported that cars were set on fire in the Pechersk district of the capital as a result of an attack. Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Defense stated that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 79 Ukrainian drones overnight over several regions, including 36 over Rostov and 10 over Bryansk, according to the RIA Novosti agency.