At least 15 people were injured in Ukrainian drone strikes in occupied eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, as Kyiv reported no over night Russian drone attacks for the very first time in months.The hurt were on their early morning commute when a Ukrainian drone struck a bus in the central square of Horlivka, said Denis Pushilin, the Russian-installed guv of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic.Horlivkas Russian-installed mayor, Ivan Prikhodko, stated 15 people were injured.
He shared photos on Telegram revealing a harmed bus with shattered windows and blood on the pavement.Meanwhile, Ukraines National Security and Defense Council representative, Andriy Kovalenko, reported no over night Russian drone strikes, marking the very first such time out considering that mid-December, according to RBC Ukraine.There were no drone attacks.
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This suggests absolutely nothing up until now, Kovalenko said.Despite the lull in drone activity, Ukrainian authorities reported 21 injuries and 2 deaths one in the Donetsk area and another in Zaporizhzhia due to Russian attacks over the previous 24 hours.Ukraines Air Force stated its air defenses shot down 2 Russian cruise rockets over the Zaporizhzhia area around 9:00 p.m.
Monday but reported no drone strikes.Russias Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 3 Ukrainian drones over western Russias Bryansk region.