Overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 1, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine — 

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles astatine Ukraine overnight, sidesplitting 1 civilian and wounding much than 30 radical successful the center, south, and northeast, Ukrainian officials said Friday.

The Russian forces launched 92 drones and 5 missiles astatine 12 Ukrainian regions, the Ukrainian aerial unit said.

Sixty-two drones and 4 missiles were downed, it said, and 26 drones were "lost," astir apt meaning they had been thwarted electronically.

The Interior Ministry said 1 idiosyncratic had been killed successful the Odesa region, wherever civilian infrastructure and homes were damaged and 9 radical were injured.

Four radical were wounded successful a drone onslaught connected the Kyiv portion and astatine slightest six backstage houses and respective cars were damaged, it said.

Russia besides pounded the metropolis of Kharkiv successful the northeast with guided bombs, wounding astatine slightest 25 people, said determination politician Oleh Syniehubov.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a caller entreaty to Kyiv's partners to assistance fortify its aerial defenses.

"Air defense, long-range capabilities, weapons packages, sanctions against the aggressor -- this is the reply that is needed, not lone successful words, but besides successful actions," helium said connected the Telegram messaging app.

Russia has intensified its aerial attacks connected Ukrainian cities and towns, sending swarms of drones astir each night.

Ukrainian officials accidental Russia is trying to agelong Ukraine's aerial defenses and demoralize the civilian colonisation arsenic the warfare nears the 1,000-day people and Moscow's troops beforehand successful the east.

Russia launched much than 2,000 onslaught drones astatine civilian and subject targets successful October, Ukraine's subject said.