Kiev, Oct 15. (dpa/GNA) – More than 10 hours of Russian drone attacks in the central Ukrainian region of Kirovohrad killed at least three people and injured six, the Ukrainian civil protection service said on Telegram on Thursday.
Strikes targeted logistics centres, warehouses and residential buildings in the regional capital Kropyvnytskyi. Transport infrastructure in the region was also attacked and fires broke out, the service said.
In the neighbouring Poltava region, drones attacked gas production facilities, according to the state energy company Naftogaz, which said equipment was damaged and production was halted for now.
Hundreds of Russian drones over UkraineOn Wednesday night, Russia’s military used 580 drones of various types and two missiles against targets in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian air force.
The air force said 536 of the drones had been intercepted in time. Nevertheless, there were hits at 31 locations, it said. Falling debris had also caused damage at 11 other locations, it said.
Ukraine has been defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022.
GNA