kyiv claims to have been targeted by a Russian attack with 48 Iranian drones

Ukraine announced that it had suffered a new attack from Russia with 48 Iranian-made Shahed drones on the night of Tuesday December 5 to Wednesday December 6. “A total of 48 Shahed 136/131 drones were launched”of which 41 were destroyed by anti-aircraft defenses, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram messaging.

Russia launches drone and missile attacks against Ukraine almost every night. kyiv accuses the Kremlin of seeking to terrorize the civilian population and destroy its energy infrastructure in order, like last winter, to plunge the population into darkness and cold.

Ukraine has since reinforced its air defense systems with Western weapons which have so far destroyed the majority of explosive drones or missiles sent by Russia. At the same time last winter, millions of people had already been deprived of power in the middle of a cold snap, something Ukraine wants to avoid at all costs this year.