MOSCOW, June 21, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Russia neutralised 114 drones launched by

Ukraine overnight, with at least one person killed in the attacks, officials
said on Friday.

"Russian anti-aerial defence systems intercepted and destroyed 70 drones over
Crimea and the Black Sea, 43 drones over the Krasnodar region and one drone
over Volgograd," the defence ministry said in a statement.

In Krasnodar, an employee of a heating station was killed when a drone struck
the facility near the Yuzhny train station, Regional Governor Venyamin
Kondratyev said on Telegram.

Several administrative buildings at an oil refinery were also damaged in
Severski district, he said.

Ukraine, which has battled a Russian offensive for more than two years, has
in recent months upped its attacks on Russian territory, targeting energy
sites.

Russian missile and drone strikes aimed at Ukraine's energy infrastructure
have crippled the country's electricity generation capacity and have forced
Kyiv to impose rolling blackouts and import electricity from the European
Union.