5 Feb 2025
Ukrainian officials reported damage Thursday at a market in the northeastern city of Kharkiv after the latest round of overnight Russian drone attacks targeting multiple parts of the country.
Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram that debris from a downed drone damaged power lines in the city.
Ukraine’s military said its air defenses shot down 56 of the 77 total drones deployed by Russian forces.
The intercepts took place over the Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia and Zhytomyr regions, according to the military.
Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysask said on Telegram that Russian drone attacks and shelling damaged more than 10 houses in his region.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it destroyed 28 Ukrainian drones overnight.