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Russia attacked the Mykolaiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions of Ukraine using drones on Friday, regional officials said.
Vitalii Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv region military administration, said in a Telegram post that there were drones flying in the area. He also suggested three drones had been downed by Ukrainian forces in Mykolaiv.
In the Odesa region, air defense units shot down four Iranian Shahed-136 drones “that were trying to hit energy infrastructure facilities,” according to Maksym Marchenko, head of the regional military administration.
“I am grateful to the air defense units that are always on guard over our skies and have once again demonstrated their professionalism,” Marchenko said in a Telegram post.
Meanwhile, Mykola Lukashuk, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk region council, said on Telegram that unmanned aerial vehicles had been spotted in the region.
Earlier on Friday, the Ukrainian Military general staff update said Russia carried out two attacks using Iranian Shahed-136 drones.
(CNN)
