The Ukrainian Air Force reported, this Monday, December 25, a new night attack by Russian drones, claiming to have shot down 28 of the 31 devices fired, while the Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas for the first time in their history on December 25 and not on January 7 like the Orthodox Russians.
This attack using Iranian-made Shahed drones targeted the southern regions of Odessa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, the eastern one of Donetsk and the western one of Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian forces indicated on Telegram. “During the air attack, the enemy also launched a Kh-59 guided air missile towards Zaporizhia (south) and a Kh-31P anti-radar missile from the waters of the Black Sea. Both were shot down! “added the Air Force.
In Odessa, a large Black Sea port, debris from a downed drone damaged port premises and buildings in one of the city’s districts. They also damaged an out-of-service administrative building and a warehouse, causing a fire that was “quickly put out”, said the Southern Command of the Ukrainian army. No casualties have been reported, according to her.
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Russia regularly targets Ukrainian cities using drones and missiles, most of which are usually shot down by Ukrainian air defenses. Ukraine, for its part, regularly bombs Russian border regions or cities under Russian occupation such as Donetsk. Several drones have also targeted the Russian capital, Moscow, over the past year.
Ukrainians, mainly Orthodox, celebrate Christmas for the first time on Sunday, synchronously with the Western world, and no longer on January 7 as before, a sign of defiance vis-à-vis Moscow.