Ukraine says its air defenses shot down 60 of 93 Russian drones as Moscow escalates its offensive.
One person was killed and four others were wounded when Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, military officials and civilians said, as Russia opened fire across the country.
Ukraine's military said its air defenses shot down 60 of the 93 Russian drones deployed in Ukraine since Friday morning.
Moscow's military has it Airstrikes in Ukraine have increased in recent days, including a New Year's Day airstrike in central Kyiv that killed two people.
Recently, a driver was killed by drone debris, according to Mykola Kalashnyk, who was the governor of the Kyiv region.
He said the debris also destroyed several buildings, injuring four people including a 16-year-old child.
The Ukrainian military said another 26 drones were “lost”, referring to the use of Ukrainian military equipment to control Russian drones.
all, Russian drones it targets nine regions across the country including Kyiv, officials said.
Residential and commercial buildings were also damaged in Donetsk region in the east and Chernihiv region in the north, the military added.
On Thursday, the Ukrainian army said it had carried out a complete attack on the Russian command center in Maryino, in the Kursk region of Russia, where the Ukrainian army is still holding a position after a major attack in August.
The Russian military said air defense units shot down four Ukrainian missiles in the area, and the local governor said the attacks destroyed a longhouse and other buildings in a nearby village.