(Reuters) – Russia launched a number of missiles and drones in a single day focusing on northern and jap Ukraine, Kyiv’s army stated on Sunday, with air defence techniques destroying a lot of the weapons earlier than they reached their targets.
The assault focused Ukraine’s frontline areas of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, Ukraine’s air drive stated on the Telegram messaging app.
“A lot of the missiles didn’t attain their targets,” the air drive stated, including that Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile, an Iskander-Ok cruise missile and 6 guided air missiles. It didn’t specify what number of missiles have been destroyed.
The air drive stated Russia launched 9 assault drones, with Ukraine’s air defence techniques destroying eight of them over the Ukraine’s Mykolaiv area.
Oleh Sinehubov, governor of the Kharkiv area within the east, posted on Telegram that seven folks have been injured within the Russian assaults, together with a 4-year-old youngster.
Ihor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv metropolis, stated a fuel pipeline was broken within the metropolis and at the least two homes have been destroyed and 10 broken.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the studies. There was no speedy remark from Russia.
Either side deny focusing on civilians within the battle that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022.
