Russian Federation attacks critical infrastructure in southern regions at night: there are hits
8 April 2024 09:25
On the night of 8 April, Russia carried out another terrorist attack on Ukraine. The occupation forces sent several waves of Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs to the southern regions. This was reported by the Defence Forces of southern Ukraine, Komersant ukrainskyi 
reports.
“The enemy targeted critical infrastructure. The intense combat work of the Air Defence Forces lasted about 3 hours. In the operational area of the Southern Defence Forces, they managed to effectively work out 7 barrage shells: 4 were shot down in Odesa region, 2 in Mykolaiv region and 1 in Kirovohrad region,”
– said the Southern Defence Forces.
Unfortunately, there were hits in the Odesa region. A logistics and transport facility was damaged. The consequences are being clarified.
A petrol station was also damaged by the falling wreckage of the downed drone. No people were injured.
Ukraine’s Air Defence Forces destroyed 17 attack UAVs and an X-59 guided missile overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reports.
“On the night of 8 April 2024, the enemy struck with an X-59 guided missile from the airspace of the occupied Zaporizhzhia region and 24 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs from Cape Chauda – Crimea, Kursk and Yeysk districts – Russia,” the statement said,
– the statement said.
As a result of the air battle, the Ukrainian Defence Forces shot down an X-59 guided missile in Dnipro region and 17 Shaheds in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytsky and Zhytomyr regions.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, mobile fire groups and electronic warfare equipment were involved in repelling the air attack, the Air Force added.
It should be noted that on 7 April, Russia shelled Kharkiv. One of the city’s central districts came under fire. The Russian attack began at 11:47 a.m. and as of 1 p.m., 4 arrivals in the city were recorded. One of the missiles hit a private house. Three women and a man were injured in the attack.
