KYIV – Ukraine shot down 19 of the 20 Shahed drones introduced by Russia in an over night attack that injured 3 individuals and harmed domestic structures in the Black Sea port of Odesa, authorities stated on Wednesday.

The Ukrainian armed force stated the Russian attack targeted Odesa and other southern areas for a minimum of 3 hours.

Drone particles hit property structures, and harmed a gas pipeline and a lots vehicles in among the port’s districts, the Interior Ministry stated. 3 individuals were injured and about 130 were left, it included.

“Main efforts of the opponent were focused on attacks on Odesa. The kamikaze drones gotten in at a seriously low elevation from the Black Sea,” the South military command stated in a declaration, including that 11 drones were downed in Odesa.

Moscow has actually consistently attempted to strike facilities in Ukraine’s southern Black Sea ports considering that it took out of a U.N.-brokered offer that permitted safe passage of Ukrainian grain deliveries through the sea. REUTERS