INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine said Friday that Russian forces had launched more than two dozen Iranian-designed attack drones and two missiles on the south and
east of the country, in Moscow's latest aerial barrage.Officials in Kyiv say Russian forces have been stockpiling drones and missiles for
systematic attacks on Ukraine's struggling energy grid over winter months."In total, the enemy used two X-59 missiles and 25 Shahed-136/131
attack drones," the air force said, claiming to have downed 18 of the drones and one missile over southern regions.Russian strikes on
Ukraine's energy infrastructure last winter left millions in the cold and dark for extended periods.Kyiv has bolstered its air defense
systems since with Western arms, but conceded that it needs more weapons to protect vulnerable regions.
