In a Russian drone attack in Dnipro, two civilians were killed and several houses were burned or damaged, while other buildings were damaged by the attacks in the vicinity of Nikopol. Meanwhile, Ukrainian air defenses shot down most of the 90 attack drones.
Two civilians – a man and a woman – were killed in a Russian drone attack in the city of Dnipro in the central part of Ukraine on Sunday night. Referring to the head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Ganža, the AFP agency reported about it, writes TASR. Ganža added that the attack caused a fire, destroyed one house and damaged two others.
- Two civilians died in a drone attack in Dnipro.
- In Nikopol, the attack damaged several houses and shops.
- The Ukrainian army shot down 76 out of 90 Russian drones.
The vicinity of the pro-front town of Nikopol also faced Russian drone attacks on Sunday night, where two apartment buildings and four family houses, an outbuilding, a cafe and several shops were damaged.
In the meantime, the Ukrainian army reported in its latest briefing from Sunday morning that Ukrainian air defenses shot down 76 out of a total of 90 Russian attack drones sent out during the night. 14 attack drones hit their targets in nine places. Russian drone attacks in Ukraine continued even after dawn.
The army did not comment on the attacks
The Russian army has not commented on these attacks. However, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on Sunday night, 21 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the regions in the west of the European part of Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that Russia has not launched attacks on energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine since Friday morning. It emerged from his words that Ukraine will also refrain from attacks on oil refineries and other critical infrastructure objects in Russia.
The Kremlin explained the moratorium as an effort to create a favorable environment for talks in Abu Dhabi, the second round of which is scheduled to begin on February 1. There is no news yet on whether the meeting will actually take place on Sunday.
