Russia sent hundreds of drones toward Ukraine overnight into Wednesday, with four key regions coming under heavy attack and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown facing “massive” bombardment, officials said.
The raid, involving 400 long-range drones and one missile, was the largest this week according to Ukrainian Air Force numbers.
Multiple cities – Zelensky’s hometown Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv and Vinnytsia – and parts of the Odesa region suffered the heaviest bombardment. The air force said 345 of the drones were either intercepted or disabled.
Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, faced “the most massive attack… since the beginning of the war,” said the head of the city’s military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, adding that it involved a ballistic missile and 28 drones. The onslaught sparked several fires and left parts of the city without electricity and water, he added.
The raid, involving 400 long-range drones and one missile, was the largest this week according to Ukrainian Air Force numbers. https://t.co/9meFHsaJLH
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