Russian Shahed drone attack on Ukraine hits house in Dnipro, recreational area in Mykolaiv region

Dnipro

Around 9:00 pm, Russian-launched Shahed UAvs reached Dnipro from the south. The Regional Military Administration reported the air defense operation.

According to Serhiy Lysak, the Russian attack did not have any tragic consequences. A house with 22 families was damaged.

The State Emergency Service worked on the spot. Six people were rescued from under the rubble, including two children. No one was seriously injured.

In total, an educational institution and its dormitory, two high-rise buildings and an administrative building were damaged in the city, 4 cars were destroyed, and 12 people were injured.

At least 7 Russian drones were destroyed in 2 districts of the region.

Mykolaiv region

According to Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, in the evening of January 6, a Russian-launched Shahed hit a recreational area in the region. 

As a result, a fire broke out at one of the mothballed recreation centers. The fire was quickly extinguished.

Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Ukrainian air defense destroys 21 out of 28 drones launched

In addition to 28 attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type, which were launched from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area, Russia, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 3 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the occupied Donetsk region.

The attacks were focused on southern and eastern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Air Force and Defense Forces destroyed 21 UAVs. Anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups were involved in repelling the air attack.

• On the night of January 6, Russian troops launched 2 Shahed attack drones to attack Ukraine. Ukraine’s air defense forces managed to destroy all air targets.