Ukraine spent its first night without Russian drone attacks since December last year, the Ukrainian Air Force said today, quoted by DPA, BTA reports.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia had fired two cruise missiles at Ukraine, which were shot down.
According to Kiev, since the beginning of the year, Russia has launched more than 10,700 combat and imitation drones against Ukraine. Last month alone, 4,200 flying objects were used against Ukraine.
The United States is trying to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine and a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. DPA notes that it is not known whether there is a connection between these attempts and the lack of drone attacks tonight.
A Russian strike on the city of Kherson left 45,000 people without electricity today, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga said, accusing Russia of violating agreements reached with the mediation of the United States, Kiev and Moscow not to strike the enemy's energy infrastructure.
Russia said today that its forces had captured another village in the Donetsk region, Agence France-Presse reported.
According to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry, this is the settlement of Rozliv, which is located about ten kilometers from the border of Donetsk region with the central Dnipropetrovsk region.