Russian air defense systems destroyed 155 Ukrainian drones in an overnight barrage, the Defense Ministry stated Friday, as regional authorities reported at least three people eliminated in attacks.Between 11 p.m.
Thursday and 7 a.m.
Friday, air defense systems on duty obstructed and damaged 155 Ukrainian unmanned aerial cars, the military wrote on Telegram.
It added that 53 of the drones were downed over the Kursk area, which borders Ukraine.In the western Lipetsk region, Governor Igor Artamonov said a drone crashed into an agricultural business in the Khlevensky district, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of Moscow.As an outcome, a fire broke out, which was quickly snuffed out, he wrote on Telegram.
Someone passed away and another was wounded.Another person was eliminated and one was wounded in a different drone strike on the Tula region, likewise in western Russia, according to Governor Dmitry Milyaev.Authorities in the Belgorod area reportedlater on Friday early morning that a woman was eliminated in a different Ukrainian shelling attack on the border town of Shebekino.Meanwhile, in Ukraine, a Russian strike hit the city of Chuhuiv in the northeastern Kharkiv region early Friday, destroying 2 homes and harming a health center, Mayor Halyna Minaieva wrote on Facebook.
She said 3 individuals were wounded.AFP contributed reporting.