In total, Ukraine’s Air Defence shot down 21 out of 28 Russian Shahed drones overnight into 7 January, which were launched from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area, Russia.
The Russian missile killed 44-year-old Viktor Kobzystyi, Ukrainian basketball player, coach, and international master of sports of Ukraine. He played for the Ukrainian national team at the European Championships in 2001 and 2005
Ukraine maintains positions on the Dnipro's left bank, engaging in successful counter-battery efforts, with Command noting a lack of Russian offensive formations in the south.
Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops back 3-8 km from the Dnipro River on Saturday, securing positions on the eastern bank. However, Russian shelling continues to claim civilian lives, including a 3-year-old girl now in ICU.
At night on 30 Oct., Russia also attacked Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Donetsk and Sumy oblasts, damaging residential buildings, private houses, warehouses and cars.
Using an array of missiles and drones, Russia carried out overnight strikes across Ukraine, targeting civilians without casualties, while other attacks left four dead and six hurt.