The night raids by Russian drones continue. These are the first Russian strikes since the expiration of the "Easter truce".
Reports of the movement of "shahedi" and air defense shelling are coming from several regions of Ukraine. This was summarized by the BBC.
In the Kiev region, the regional administration reports that air defense systems are operational.
The mayor of Nikolaev wrote on social media that explosions were heard in the city.
According to surveillance channels, several dozen kamikaze drones are simultaneously in Ukrainian airspace.
In addition, at about 5:00 a.m. morning local time, the Ukrainian Air Force and surveillance channels reported two cruise missiles flying over the Black Sea towards the Nikolaev region.
There is still no information about the consequences of the drone raids and the missile strike.
An air alert has also been declared in the Ukrainian border regions of Sumy and Kharkiv.
The Ukrainian Air Force reports the dropping of cruise bombs by Russian aircraft and the threat of missile strikes.
There is still no information about actual bombing and missile strikes in the two border regions.
After the end of the "Easter truce" Russia has launched kamikaze drones at targets in Ukraine.
The Air Force reports Russian drones over Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia regions.
An air alert has been declared in these regions, as well as in Dnipropetrovsk region, which is targeted by the "shaheeds" flying over Zaporizhia.
Later, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia had launched 96 drones and three missiles, with damage in the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions. Air defense units shot down 42 Russian drones and another 47 were diverted.
According to reports, eastern Ukraine has been under airstrikes since around 12:00 a.m. and has not been lifted, while Kiev and central regions have been on high alert for an airstrike for about an hour.
There were no reports of strikes on the Ukrainian capital, but authorities in the port city of Nikolaev said it had been hit by Russian missiles, but gave no information about any damage.
Russia's Voronezh region, which borders Ukraine, was also on airstrike alert for two hours overnight, as were the border areas of Kursk and parts of Belgorod.