Ukraine intercepts 27 of 35 Russian drones in latest aerial attack

Ukrainian officials say a Russian strike on a hotel in the Zaporizhzhia region has killed two people and injured two others.
Russian forces attacked areas across central and eastern Ukraine with four missiles and 35 drones, with Ukrainian air defenses shooting down 27 of the drones, Ukraine’s military said Tuesday.
The Ukrainian air force said air defenses shot down the drones over the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava and Sumy regions.
Chernihiv Governor Viacheslav Chaus said on Telegram that falling debris damaged several buildings on the outskirts of the city of Chernihiv and injured two people.
Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, said on Telegram that Russia’s aerial attack damaged a house and a transportation facility.
Ukraine’s state railway reported a Russian drone struck a locomotive in Sumy.
Russia’s defense ministry said it shot down three Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk, Kursk and Kaluga regions.
Kaluga Governor Vladislav Shapsha reported the drone being downed in his region in a Telegram post, but did not mention any damage or casualties.
Some information for this report came from Reuters.