Violent drone and missile attacks by Ukrainians and Russians

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The Ukrainian Air Force reported that it was launched New massive Russian air strikesmainly with Drones, Saturday night to Sunday, while Russia announced this Crimea As well as its lands Southern Russia It has been targeted by Ukrainian missile and drone attacks.

According to information published by Kiev, this happened 37 Russian raids With remote-controlled drones, among others, in Kiev, in Venice (southwest of the capital) at Sumy (Northeast), in CherkasyI am in Mykolaiv And for Odessa (South) which was shot down by the Ukrainian air defense.

Explosions were heard in many parts of the country, and many areas were announced Alarm status. The Air Force announced that “as a result of the anti-aircraft battle, all 37 Shahed aircraft were shot down in Kiev, Odessa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Vinnitsa, Zhytomir, Cherkasy and Kherson regions.”

Odessa Governor Oleh Kiper also said in a post on the messaging app Telegram 20 drones were shot down in the Odessa region. He explained, “An administrative building in the Odessa region was destroyed by falling debris. In Odessa, the debris fell in a square in a residential area. Fortunately, there were no casualties.”

In the Kharkiv and Kubyansk, But Russian air strikes led to this 10 civilians killed And the 25 others were injuredThis is according to what was announced by the local authorities.

Crimea is in the spotlight

For its part, Russia reported that it was subjected to a 9-year Ukrainian attack American-made ATACMS missiles Crimea was found, and more than 100 Ukrainian drones were launched against several regions of Russia, among other things, forcing authorities to shut down an oil refinery in southern Russia.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today that the air defenses of the Russian forces shot down 12 ATACMS missiles and 103 drones launched against the Crimean Peninsula as well as the Krasnodar and Belgorod regions within Russian territory.

The Russian refinery stopped operating

Russian officials also said that 6 drones fell to the ground Oil refinery in Slavyansk (Krasnodar region in southern Russia). Russia’s Interfax news agency reported that the refinery was closed after the attack. The Russian news agency TASS, citing Russian officials, also reported that no fires broke out at the refinery due to the attack.

Information about the bombing of a Russian military airport

But Ukrainian intelligence sources announced that their attack was also prolonged Kocevicsa Military Airport In Krasnodar, where the Russian Air Force was stationed dozens of different aircraft including Su-34, Su-25, Su-27, MiG-29, It is a strike that Russia has not made any announcement about yet.

The same sources said: “This is the second drone attack of the Ukrainian Security Service on the Kushivska military airport and the refinery in Slavyansk during the past three weeks.”

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Navy reported that it was destroyed by Ukrainian forces Minesweeper of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, It is a loss that Russia did not acknowledge either.

“Last night, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a minelayer of Project 266-M Kovrovets belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet,” the Ukrainian Navy said in a post on the Telegram app.

Deadly Russian missile attack on Kharkiv

Russia announced this on Saturday Russian troops occupied the village of Staritsya. In the Kharkiv region, they defeated Ukrainian units along the front, including the Sumy region, while Ukraine reported today that Russian air strikes They killed at least 10 people and injured 8 others in Two different attacks One of them aims Recreation center in a suburb of Kharkiv And the other Kubyansk It is located in the south.

Reuters reporters said they saw devastation in an entertainment area at the scene after rescue workers at the scene said a powerful explosion was followed by a second “double explosion” about 15 minutes later.

Kharkiv Governor Oleh Senkhovov said via Telegram: “The occupying force attacked the area where residents were spending a few hours relaxing.”

Zelensky’s new call to Western arms

In the wake of these attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again called on Western allies to provide Kiev with additional air defense systems to protect Kharkiv and other cities.

“The world can stop Russian terrorism, and to do so, the lack of political will among leaders must be overcome,” Zelensky said via Telegram.

“The presence of two Patriot aircraft in Kharkiv will make a fundamental difference,” he said, referring to the Patriot missile defense systems. The Ukrainian president added that other cities’ air defense systems and adequate support for front-line soldiers would ensure Russia’s defeat.

Victims of Ukrainian attacks in Kherson

Russian authorities announced that one person was killed and others injured when a Ukrainian drone collided with a minibus Kherson, Southeastern Ukraine, partly under Russian control.

Vladimir Saldo, a local official in the Russian-occupied Kherson province, wrote on Telegram that during the morning “a drone hit a minibus carrying civilians who came to pick strawberries” in the village of Radinsk.

He added that the attack, which caused an explosion, “resulted in the death of one person and the injury of many people,” blaming the Ukrainian armed forces.

In the Ukrainian province Donetsk In eastern Ukraine, also partly controlled by Russia, a woman was injured today in a Ukrainian raid, according to the city’s pro-Russian mayor, Alexei Kolymzin.