Ukraine Marks Independence Day Amid Escalating Drone Attacks

Ukraine is celebrating its 34th Independence Day amid escalating tensions with Russia. On Sunday, Moscow targeted cities across Ukraine, including a major port in Kyiv and a Russian nuclear power plant.

According to the Ukrainian air force, Russia launched over 70 Shahed drones from bases in Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk overnight. Air defenses managed to down 48 of them, but at least 10 regions were hit, resulting in fires and civilian injuries.

In one incident, a rocket attack in Pavlohrad caused a large blaze, leaving nine people injured and one dead in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-and-russia-trade-drone-strikes-on-kyivs-independence-day