Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine shoots down 13 drones as Russia attacks southern regions

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Reuters has reported that Ukraine’s air force shot down all 13 drones used in Russia’s overnight attack on the southern regions of Zaporizhzhia, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk.

One of the attacks targeted energy infrastructure in the Odesa region but air defences repelled the attacks, Ukraine’s military said.

Local officials also reported explosions in an attack in the eastern city of Kharkiv, a regular target of Russian attacks, late on Thursday. The region’s governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said there were no casualties reported as of Friday morning.

Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian grid infrastructure in recent weeks, aiming to disrupt the country’s power and energy network