Ukraine says Russia used 100 drones in latest aerial attacks

Ukraine’s military said Monday that Russian forces attacked overnight with 100 aerial drones targeting areas across the country.
The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 66 of the drones, with most of the intercepts taking place over the Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi and Kyiv regions.
Ukrainian air defense also downed drones over Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Rivne, Ternopil and Zhytomyr.
Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram that Russian attacks hit residential buildings in the city of Kherson, killing at least two people.
In Kharkiv, officials reported strikes from Russian guided bombs and shelling, including attacks that damaged an apartment building and a house.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram there were at least 13 people injured in the attacks that hit three districts of the city.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported Monday it destroyed 21 Ukrainian drones that were used in overnight attacks.
The ministry said Russian air defense destroyed 13 of the drones over the Belgorod region, six over Byransk, one over Voronezh and one over Kursk.
Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev said drones damaged two businesses and injured two people.
Some information for this story was provided by Reuters.