Russia is bombarding the city of Avdiivka with air assaults, as Ukrainian officials say it has had to move away from ground offensives due to heavy losses. An overnight Russian drone attack has damaged a critical infrastructure facility, Ukraine says.
Ukraine suffered an overnight drone attack last night which damaged a critical infrastructure facility in the western Khmelnytskiy region.'In Shepetivka district, as a result of the downing of enemy aerial targets, they crashed on the territory of a critical infrastructure facility,' a senior official in the Khmelnytskiy region, Sehiy Tiurin, said.
The blast wave damaged non-residential facilities, residential buildings and vehicles, he said.At least 16 people were injured in the attack.Ukraine's military has claimed its air forces destroyed all 11 Russian drones launched last night. The Khmelnytskiy region has regularly been a target of attacks by Russian drones and missiles, which analysts link to a military airfield in the region.Sky News is unable to verify these reports.
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