Several Ukrainian regions declared an air-raid alert early on July 14 as Russia unleashed a fresh round of Iranian-made drones, causing damage and injuries, regional officials said, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
Six drones were shot down by the Ukrainian air defenses over the industrial city of Kryviy Rih in the southern region of Dnipropetrovsk, regional Governor Serhiy Lysak said on Telegram.
"However, it was not possible to destroy all drones, and a utility company was damaged in Kryviy Rih," Lysak wrote, adding that a local transport company and several buildings were also damaged in the city, while special industrial equipment was destroyed. A 56-year-old man suffered light injuries, Lysak said.
The head of the Kryviy Rih Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, said on Telegram that despite the damage, utilities in the city were working.
The Ukrainian air defense said that it shot down 16 of the 17 Iranian-made drones used by Russia in the attack.
The fourth consecutive day of Russian drone strikes came a day after at least two people were killed, several were wounded, and material damage was caused in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions.
On the battlefield, the General Staff of the Ukrainian military said its troops had fought 30 close-combat battles over the past 24 hours in the eastern region of Donetsk, where fierce fighting has been continuing unabated.
"The enemy continues to focus its main offensive efforts on the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Maryinka directions; heavy battles continue," the General Staff said in its daily report.
