The night was intense in Ukraine. Russia fired 22 missiles and 14 explosive drones at Ukraine during its attacks overnight from Thursday to Friday, the Ukrainian air force said, claiming to have shot down 29 of the devices.
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Russia fired 36 missiles and drones at Ukraine
Russia fired 22 missiles and 14 explosive drones at Ukraine during its attacks overnight from Thursday to Friday, the Ukrainian air force said, claiming to have shot down 29 of the devices.
Of the ten cruise missiles and 12 guided missiles, 15 were able to be shot down as well as all the “Shahed” explosive drones, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Petro Oleshchuk said on Telegram.
Eight dead in Russian night strikes
At least eight people, including two children, were killed and 18 others injured in Russian strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region (center-east), according to a new report announced Friday morning by the Minister of the Interior.
In the Synelnykové district, “more than ten houses were damaged” and “six people died, including children aged six and eight,” Minister Igor Klymenko said on Telegram. In the city of Dnipro, the regional capital, two people were killed and 16 others injured, he added.
Ukrainian army claims to have shot down Russian bomber
The Ukrainian Air Force said Friday it had shot down a Russian Tu-22M long-range strategic bomber, a first since the start of the invasion launched by Moscow.
“For the first time, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force and in cooperation with the defense intelligence of Ukraine destroyed a long-range strategic bomber Tu-22M3, carrying X-cruise missiles 22,” the Air Force commander said on Telegram.