By Euronews with EBU
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As Russia intensifies its attacks, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is developing interceptor drones with the help of its international allies.
According to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Moscow launched 280 drones and missiles towards Ukraine overnight, 260 of which were downed or neutralised. They added that the city of Kremenchuk in the Poltava region was the main target of the aerial attack.
The acting head of the Poltava regional military administration, Volodymyr Kohut, reported that direct hits and falling debris struck energy infrastructure, damaging both private homes and apartment buildings, with windows shattered, frames destroyed and several cars damaged.
Kohut said one person was moderately injured in the attack. Rescue teams are currently working to deal with the aftermath of the shelling.
He added that the region faced a massive, coordinated attack, but air defence forces were able to destroy most of the incoming munitions.
Witness and victim of the attack Iryna Nosova said, “Last night we had a nightmare, we have never seen anything like it. It feels like we are being killed and that’s it. It’s some kind of killing of our Ukrainian people, I don’t know what to call it.”
She added, “I think it’s not even terrorists, it’s murderers doing this. It’s night, there are children. Our windows have been smashed, so much glass is lying on the street. It’s unbelievable, it feels very awful.”
In Kherson, one woman was wounded during the shelling, as the city’s central district sustained damage to apartment buildings.
Local officials reported shattered windows and damage to balconies, roofs, and facades following the attack.
The attack comes amid continued intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces. On Friday, both sides claimed to have struck key military targets in each other’s territory.
The Russian Defence Ministry stated that it intercepted and shot down Ukrainian aerial bombs, rockets, and over 1,000 drones.
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