Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia; missile strike on Ukraine injures 17

KYIV, Ukraine — 

Russian aerial defenses changeable down much than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday implicit Russia's occidental regions, Moscow officials said, portion 17 radical were injured successful the Ukrainian metropolis of Kryvyi Rih successful a ballistic rocket attack.

The Russian Defense Ministry said 110 drones were destroyed successful the overnight barrage against 7 Russian regions. Many targeted Russia's borderline portion of Kursk, wherever 43 drones were reportedly changeable down.

Social media footage appeared to amusement aerial defenses astatine enactment implicit the metropolis of Dzerzhinsk successful the Nizhny Novgorod region, adjacent to a mill producing explosives.

Local Gov. Gleb Nikitin wrote connected societal media Sunday that 4 fighters had been injured repelling a drone onslaught implicit Dzerzhinsk's concern zone, but helium did not springiness further details.

Such large-scale aerial attacks are inactive comparatively uncommon implicit Russia 2 1/2 years aft Moscow launched its full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful February 2022.

A akin onslaught astatine the extremity of September saw Russia's Ministry of Defense study the demolition of 125 drones crossed 7 regions.

Meanwhile, 17 radical were injured successful Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih aft the metropolis was deed with 2 Russian ballistic missiles, officials said Sunday.

The onslaught precocious Saturday evening damaged homes and businesses, said section medication caput Oleksandr Vilkul.

In a connection connected societal media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia had launched immoderate 800 guided aerial bombs and much than 500 onslaught drones implicit Ukraine successful the past week alone.

"Every day, Russia strikes our cities and communities. It is deliberate panic from the force against our people," helium said, renewing calls for continued aerial enactment from the country's allies.

"United successful defense, the satellite tin basal against this targeted terror."