Kyiv says 20 Russian drones, 4 missiles destroyed

The Ukrainian Air Force Command on Monday said Russian occupation forces had used 16 different types of missiles and 20 unmanned aerial vehicles for last night’s attack on the city of Dnipro, in attacks to military and infrastructure facilities.

It noted the enemy fired nine cruise missiles from the Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers from the Caspian and Azov Sea regions and the Kursk Region, from the occupied Crimea – two Iskander ballistic missiles, as well as five anti-aircraft guided missiles – from the occupied part of the Zaporizhia region. 

The drone attack was carried out from the southern and northern directions, Kyiv added. 

The Ukrainian Air Force announced the Defense Forces had destroyed all 20 drones and four cruise missiles.

According to the preliminary data of the Dnipropetrovsk District Military Administration, as a result of the Russian attack, eight people were wounded in the city of Dnipro and Dnipro region. 

The buildings of the rescue service, an enterprise, three private and nine residential blocks, a kindergarten, a shop and dozens of cars had been damaged.