An infrastructure facility on the outskirts of the Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv was hit by a missile late Wednesday, regional governor Vitaliy Kim said on Telegram. Ukrainian air defense shot down 33 out of 44 Shahed drones launched by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian air force said on Telegram.
(Bloomberg) — An infrastructure facility on the outskirts of the Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv was hit by a missile late Wednesday, regional governor Vitaliy Kim said on Telegram. Ukrainian air defense shot down 33 out of 44 Shahed drones launched by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian air force said on Telegram.
Drones were intercepted in Odesa, Mykolayiv and in central Ukrainian regions, military spokeswoman Natalia Humenyuk said on television.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps in Kyiv, according to the presidential website. They discussed the importance of strengthening Ukrainian air defense ahead of the winter season and the use of long-range weapons. Zelenskiy said in his daily video address late Wednesday that “our warriors need more means of destroying Russian missiles, Shaheds and other combat drones, as well as Russian aircraft.”
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