“On the night of December 17, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Ukraine, using 69 attack drones, of which about 40 were Shahed. Air defenses destroyed 37 drones, but some hit 12 locations in different regions, and the attack continues”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense neutralized 37 UAVs of the Shahed, “Gerber” and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country.
The Ukrainian military recorded the hits of 29 attack UAVs at 12 locations.
The Armed Forces add that the attack is ongoing, several Russian UAVs are in the airspace.
The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.
The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.
The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes of the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful in nature.