Ukraine shot down 27 out of 44 Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 drones launched by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday, reported Xinhua.
Eight drones have disappeared from the radars, while another one has flown in the direction of the Russia-held area in the Donetsk region, it said in a post on social media Telegram.
Several drones remained in the Ukrainian airspace as of Friday morning, the air force said.
Apart from the drones, Russia fired Kh-59 guided missiles and Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles at Ukraine.
In the attack one person was killed and 30 others injured in the town of Pavlograd in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, said regional governor Sergii Lysak.
The air defense was also activated in the Kiev region, but there were no casualties or damage to critical and housing infrastructure, according to the Kiev Regional Military Administration.
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi