(VOVWORLD) -477 drones and 60 missiles of various types targeted Ukraine overnight Saturday, Ukraine’s Air Force said, adding it intercepted 475 drones and 39 missiles. One fighter pilot and at least seven others were injured.
 Russia opens fire on enemy positions. Photo: Russian Defense Ministry/TASS |
According to Yuriy Ihnat, head of the Ukrainian Air Force’s communications department, this was the “largest-scale airstrike” against Kyiv, considering the number of drones and missiles.
In his post on X after the airstrikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western countries to increase support for his country's air defense system, while reiterating his desire to buy the US-made Patriot missile defense system.
The same day, the Russian military said that more than 24,000 residents of the Russian-annexed Lugansk region had lost power due to drone attacks from Ukraine. The attacks killed one woman and injured another.