KYIV, Ukraine, Oct 12, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Russia said on Saturday it had downed
47 Ukrainian drones while Kyiv reported neutralised 24 drones fired by
Moscow.

The Ukrainian air force said many missiles were fired from the Russian border
region of Belgorod, without specifying the number or the type.

It said Russia had fired 28 drones at Ukraine, of which 24 were destroyed in
the Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Mikolayev and Kherson regions.

The Ukrainian chief of staff also said Kyiv's forces had struck a fuel depot
overnight in the eastern Russian-occupied Lugansk region, setting it on fire.
It did not give any details.

Moscow did not confirm the attack. But the Russian defence ministry said its
forces had downed 47 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 17 in the
southeastern Krasnodar region, 16 over the Azov Sea and 12 over the border
region of Lursk.

The Krasnodar governor said on Telegram that Ukrainian drone attacks had
damaged three homes and set a vehicle on fire.

Russian forces have made advances across the eastern front line and targeted
Ukraine's power grid as the country faces its toughest winter since the full-
scale Russian invasion started in February 2022.