Ukraine on Tuesday said it shot down a Russian ballistic Iskander-M missile and 79 of the drones, while another 35 drones did not reach their targets, likely due to electronic warfare countermeasures.
Ukrainian officials revealed that Russian forces attacked the country with a ballistic missile and 126 drones, setting a fuel storage facility on fire and injuring no fewer than two people in different parts of the country.
According to the emergency services, in the southern region of Odesa, the attack set on fire a fuel storage facility, a private home and a storage site for children’s toys, and more than 100 people were working to deal with the strikes.
Regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov and local prosecutors said a drone attack in northeastern Kharkiv region injured one person and also damaged agricultural storage facilities.
The air force did not say what happened to the 12 drones that were not shot down.
The attack came as Russian officials said Ukraine had launched its biggest drone attack on Moscow, with hundreds of drones downed across Russia.
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