Russian forces launched 16 Iranian-made drones against Ukrainian cities overnight on the heels of a massive bombardment, but all unmanned aircraft were destroyed by air defenses.
aimed at annihilating the war-torn country’s critical infrastructure in the dead of winter.
Russia launched a total of 85 missile strikes, 35 air strikes, and 63 strikes from multiple rocket launch systems in the past 24 hours, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in its daily war briefing.A local resident Yana embraces a friend as she reacts next to her mother’s house damaged during a Russian missile bombardment Thursday.
“But this is nothing compared with what could have happened if it were not for our heroic anti-aircraft gunners and air defense,” Zelensky said. Ukrainian grid operator Ukrenergo said the deficit in Ukraine’s energy system was at the same level as before Thursday’s attacks: “The consequences of the damage had much less impact on the operation of the power system than the enemy expected,” it said.
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