Ukrainian officials said Thursday a Russian drone attack injured one person and damaged port infrastructure in the southern region of Odesa.
Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper said the attack hit the Izmail area, which is located along the Danube River.
Close to the same area, Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said Thursday its systems detected a drone crossing into Romanian airspace before going into Ukraine.
The ministry said in a statement it “strongly condemns these attacks conducted by the Russian Federation against certain Ukrainian civilian infrastructure facilities and elements, which are unjustified and severely breaching the norms of international law.”
Moldova, which shares borders with Ukraine and Romania in the same region, reported Thursday that two Russian drones exploded on its soil.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said the incident put the lives of people in her country as risk.
“Russia respects no borders, attacks civilians, spreads terror,” Sandu said on X. “Its war on Ukraine is criminal. Leave us, peaceful nations, alone.”
Ukraine’s military said Thursday it shot down 85 of the 140 total drones that Russian forces launched overnight.
The intercepts took place over the Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava and Sumy regions, the military said.
Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak said on Telegram that drone, artillery and missile attacks damaged 10 houses, along with a business, powerlines and a gas pipeline.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it destroyed 83 Ukrainian drones, mostly in regions along the Russia-Ukraine border.
Nearly half of the drones were shot down over the Bryansk region, where an official said there were no reports of damage or casualties.
Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev said the attacks damaged several houses in his region.
Some information for this report came from Reuters.
