Ukraine’s air defense intercepts 70 Russian drones in overnight attack

Russian forces launched drones from Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and occupied Crimea.

Air defense systems were active in the Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Donetsk oblasts.

Ukraine’s Air Force reported that 37 Russian decoy drones went off course without causing harm.

Overnight, several Ukrainian oblasts declared air alerts due to UAV attacks, with explosions reported in Mykolaiv.

On Feb. 14, a Russian drone carrying a high-explosive warhead damaged the roof of the sarcophagus covering the destroyed fourth reactor at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, causing a fire that was later extinguished.

The State Emergency Service said radiation levels remain normal.

However, the State Agency for the Prevention and Control of Nuclear Power Plants reported damage to the sarcophagus and equipment.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drone specifically targeted the sarcophagus and flew at an altitude of 85 meters, beyond the reach of air defense radars.