One dead, four injured in Russian drone attack in west Ukraine

Kyiv: A Russian assault with Iran-made drones early Monday left one individual lifeless and 4 extra wounded within the western Ukraine metropolis of Khmelnytskyi, the mayor mentioned.

“For now, we all know of 1 lifeless and 4 injured,” Mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn mentioned.

The sufferer was a firefighter who died on responsibility, Symchyshyn mentioned.

The Ukrainian armed forces in the meantime mentioned it had shot down 11 out of 14 “Shaded” unmanned aerial automobiles deployed by Moscow’s forces in a single day.

9 drones have been downed over the capital, the pinnacle of the town’s army administration mentioned, and there have been no reported casualties or injury to infrastructure.

The official, Sergiy Popko, mentioned Russian forces have been attempting “to exhaust our air defences,” and mentioned the assault had are available two separate waves, leaving the air raid sirens ringing for greater than 5 hours.

Since October, Russia has been launching systematic missile and drone assaults on Ukraine’s essential infrastructures.

The assaults have plunged hundreds of thousands within the chilly and darkish in the midst of winter.