In the early hours of Sunday, Russia carried out a drone strike on the city of Kiev, the first of its kind in 12 days, while President Zelensky was visiting the southern city of Odessa, authorities said.
According to the head of the Kiev city administration, Serhii Popko, all the drones launched by the Russian military against the capital and its surroundings “were detected and shot down” and were Iranian-made weapons (Shahed).
Kiev regional governor Ruslan Kravchenko said one person was injured by debris from a destroyed drone, without disclosing the exact number of explosive-laden drones sent to the area of the Ukrainian capital.
However, the Ukrainian air force reported that eight Russian-launched Shahed cruise missiles and three Kalibr cruise missiles were detected across the country, while in the southern area a 13-year-old boy was injured in an overnight bombardment on the partially occupied province of Kherson. in the south of Ukraine.
According to the spokesman for the Ukrainian administration of that province, Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, the boy was injured when the Russian army shelled the village of Mylove, on the banks of the Dnieper river, in the Beryslav district.
The shelling of Kherson province continued through the morning, injuring four people in the regional capital, also called Kherson, with local authorities revealing that the target of Russian forces was a residential neighborhood and that the attack injured four other people. .
Meanwhile, President Volodymir Zelensky traveled today to the city of Odessa, in the south of the country, to meet with the commander of the Navy to gather information on the situation in the Black Sea, according to a publication on Telegram, accompanied by a video. . .
According to the publication, “very important issues” were discussed at the meeting, including the operational situation in the Black Sea, the defensive capabilities of the Ukrainian Navy and the development strategy of that branch of the Armed Forces during the war and in the post. -war period.
“We discussed the interim results and prospects for the development of the naval drone program and the missile program,” Zelensky said.
In a previous message, the President had already congratulated the military of that branch, who today celebrate Navy Day, assuring that they are proud of the work done.
“We are proud of you. We are stronger, we are winning,” she wrote.
Source: TSF
