Ukraine’s military shoots down 76 out of 188 weapons with Kyiv coming under attack and critical infrastructure hit in Ternopil
Russia fires highest number of drones into Ukraine over a single night
Welcome to our coverage of Russia’s war on Ukraine with the news that Russia has fired 188 drones into Ukraine, the highest number in a single night.
Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday it shot down 76 of the weapons, adding it lost track of 96 of the drones, likely due to active electronic warfare, and five drones headed towards Belarus.
Kyiv came under sustained Russian drone attack, mayor Vitali Klitschko said early on Tuesday. “The UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attack on the capital continues,” Klitschko wrote on Telegram.
“Air defence forces are operating in different areas of the city. (Drones) are entering the capital from different directions.”
Witnesses told Reuters they heard a series of explosions in what sounded like air defence systems in operation.
The Ukrainian capital, its surrounding region and the vast majority of the Ukrainian territory was under air raid alerts. In Kyiv, the air raid alarms started at around 1900 GMT.
Meanwhile, a Russian overnight strike on critical infrastructure cut power to 70% of Ukraine’s western Ternopil region, its governor said on national television. Vyacheslav Nehoda said damage was “substantial” and it would impact the power supply in Ternopil and the surrounding region “for a long time”.
