Ukraine Repels Large Russian Missile & Drone Attack

July 13, 2023 5:05 am

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials said air defenses shot down 20 Iranian-made drones fired by Russia mostly at the Kyiv region early Thursday morning. They said wreckage from the drones fell on four districts of the capital Thursday night, wounding two people and destroying several homes. The latest barrage by the Kremlin’s forces began shortly after midnight and explosions shook different parts of the city. Authorities say two people were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds. In the capital, rescuers extinguished a fire in a 16-story building, as well as in a non-residential building. Debris also damaged the frontage of a 25-story apartment building. Russian strikes have become a grim routine in Ukraine over the almost 17 months of the war.