Ukraine Reports More Russian Drone Strikes

January 2, 2023 3:39 am

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia deployed multiple drones overnight to attack parts of Ukraine and dozens were shot down. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Monday that 40 exploding drones had “headed for Kyiv” overnight according to air defense forces. He said all of them were destroyed. Energy infrastructure facilities in the capital were damaged and an explosion occurred in one district. But the causes were not clear. An official said a “critical infrastructure object” and residential buildings were hit in the outlying Kyiv region. Seven drones were shot down over the southern Mykolaiv region and three more were shot down in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region.