Russia unleashes massive drone assault; Ukraine shoots down 65 Shaheds overnight

The drones were launched from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea, as well as from Millerovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia.

Air defense systems were active in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Odesa oblasts.

According to the Air Force, an additional 30 imitation drones lost contact without causing any harm.

The attack caused damage to institutions, industrial facilities, utility buildings, private homes, and apartment buildings in the Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts. Emergency services are addressing the aftermath, with no casualties or injuries reported so far.

Earlier on Jan. 21, an air raid alert was issued across Kyiv and most of Ukraine due to the threat of ballistic missiles, followed by the danger of attack drones. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, where debris from a downed drone fell into a reservoir in the Dnipro district.