Kiev, Oct 20, (dpa/GNA) – Air alerts sounded over many parts of Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday, as Russia launched fresh attacks with drones, glide bombs and cruise missiles.
Around 15 regions were affected, including Mykolaiv in the south and Dnipropetrovsk in the centre of the country, Ukraine’s air defence service wrote on Telegram.
According to the authorities, eight people were injured in an attack using drones and glide bombs in the eastern region of Sumy, which is close to the front. Authorities had previously reported seven wounded.
Parts of the energy infrastructure, which has been repeatedly attacked by Russia, were also destroyed.
A woman was also killed in the Cherkasy region in central Ukraine, according to the authorities.
The authorities called on people to take cover in air raid shelters. During the night, the capital Kiev also declared an air raid alert.
According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, one woman was injured when debris of a drone that was shot down crashed through a window into her flat. The woman was taken to hospital for surgery.
Air defence authorities in Kiev, said all enemy drones around the capital had been destroyed.
Ukraine has been fighting to repel a full-scale Russian invasion for almost 1,000 days.
The country is demanding more air defence systems from its Western allies, to better protect its cities from the constant aerial attacks.
GNA