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Russia targets Ukraine in new drone attack

A local man walks at a compound of a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Russia launched 16 "kamikaze" drones into Ukraine overnight, Kyiv's military said on Friday, a day after Moscow fired dozens of missiles in its latest barrage against Ukrainian critical infrastructure.

The Ukrainian Air Force said that all 16 drones, which it said were sent from the southeast and north, had been destroyed by air defences.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on his Telegram channel that seven drones had been aimed at the capital, and that five were destroyed within the city and two before reaching Kyiv.

Local resident Kateryna stands inside a room of her apartment damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

An administrative building in the city was partially destroyed, according to Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, who also said there was no information about any casualties.

Russia has launched numerous waves of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine since mid-October, heavily damaging its energy infrastructure and forcing planned and emergency power outages.

(Reporting by Dan Peleschuk; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Alex Richardson)

A view shows a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Local resident Kateryna shows a place where a piece of shrapnel got stuck in a wall of a kid’s room in her apartment during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
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