KIEV
Ukraine on Thursday said that nearly a dozen people were injured in a Russian drone attack in the Kirovohrad region.
“Eleven were injured as a result of a hostile attack on the Kirovohrad region,” said a statement by the Ukrainian General Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram.
An investigation into the attack has been launched.
The office said that the attack on Kropyvnytskyi lasted for more than two hours, adding that more than 20 Russian drones were used during the attack on the city.
“Two people are in serious condition. Critical and civilian infrastructure was damaged,” it added.
Earlier, Ukraine’s National Police said that 10 people were injured due to the attack, including four children, and that an unspecified number of private houses and high-rise buildings were damaged.
Elsewhere, Kirovohrad Governor Andriy Raykovych on Telegram defined the strikes as “the most massive enemy attack.”
“Every day and every night, nearly a hundred or more drones are launched, along with ongoing missile attacks. With each such launch, the Russians expose to the world their true attitude towards peace,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a later statement on X.
Ukraine’s Air Force claimed on Telegram that its air defense shot down 75 out of 171 drones launched by Russia over multiple regions of the country, including Kirovohrad and the capital Kyiv. It added that 63 decoy drones also failed to reach their targets.
Russian authorities have not yet commented on the attack or Kyiv’s claims.
