Ukraine Reports Damages from Russian Drone Strikes in Hmelnitski and Kyiv Regions
Early Monday, December 23rd, a drone attack targeting a facility in the Hmelnitski region of Ukraine resulted in significant damage and injuries. According to Hmelnitski’s regional governor, Serhiy Turyi, the strike damaged equipment at the enterprise, injured a person, and caused property damage in nearby private homes and vehicles. Regional air defense forces successfully intercepted five enemy drones.
In neighboring Kyiv region, several homes, a garage, and vehicles were damaged after debris from intercepted drones fell to the ground. Fortunately, no critical infrastructure was hit, and no casualties were reported. Governor Ruslan Kravchenko attributed the damages to falling debris.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that over the preceding 24 hours, Russian forces launched 72 drones targeting various Ukrainian regions. air defense forces managed to shoot down 47 drones, with the remaining 25 failing to cause any damage upon impact. Drones were targeted in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Hmelnitski, and Odesa regions.
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