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Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 5 missiles and 13 Shahed kamikaze drones on the night of 4-5 April; all the drones were shot down. Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram Quote from the Air Force: "As a result of an air defence operation, mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces shot down all 13 Shahed drones in Zaporizhzhia, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.

The assault appeared to be one of Kyiv’s biggest air attacks in the war, coming as its forces stepped up their assaults on Russian soil.

Ukraines air force shot down all 13 drones used in Russias overnight attack on southern regions, the Ukrainian military said on Friday. ...

As Russia continues aerial assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and kills civilians, discussions at NATO summit revolved around air defense for Kyiv.

Drone strike targeting the Morozovsk airbase also destroyed at least six military aircraft, Ukrainian officials claim

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the World Health Organization has documented 1,682 attacks on healthcare facilities in Ukraine, resulting in 128 deaths and 288 injuries among medical personnel and patients.

Ukraine's Air Force recorded a group of attack UAVs from the Black Sea toward Odesa Oblast (the city of Zatoka), and an air-raid warning was issued in several oblasts due to the threat of ballistic missile use on the night of 4-5 April.

Four Russian drones targeting energy infrastructure facilities in Odesa Oblast overnight, but Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted all targets, the spokesperson for Ukraine’s Operational Command South, Natalia Humeniuk, said on national TV on April 5.

Emmanuel Macron has raised the possibility of sending the French military to Ukraine. Although he only has access to a limited number of ground troops, a French intervention could still take pressure off of Ukraine.