Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with "Shahed" kamikaze drones. An air alert has been declared for another night attack in some regions, UNIAN reports.
Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions are marked "red" on the alert map. At 00:06, the Ukrainian Air Force reported a drone in the capital area.
The information is being updated.
On March 7, the invaders carried out massive shelling of the country, targeting gas production facilities. The Russians used 67 missiles of various types and 194 strike drones and drone simulators of various types.
The Air Force reported that French Mirage-2000 fighter jets were used for the first time to repel the attack. In total, they managed to shoot down 25 Kh-101/Kh-55 cruise missiles, eight "Kalibur" missiles, one Kh-59/69 missile and 100 strike drones.