The Russian Defence Ministry has reported the destruction of 16 Ukrainian drones in five regions. Flight restrictions were imposed at St Petersburg airport. Meanwhile, a resident of Kyiv Region died in hospital after being hit by a Russian drone strike.
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00:00Russian air defences intercepted 16 Ukrainian drones targeting five regions including Saint-Petersburg
00:05on the night of January the 4th.
00:08According to the Russian Defence Ministry, in Leningrad region, three drones were downed
00:12with one targeting the Ust-Luga seaport.
00:15Saint-Petersburg's Pukova airport imposed flight restrictions twice during the night,
00:20causing 20 flights to divert to alternate airports.
00:23In Belgorod region, a drone attack injured one resident and damaged several homes, power
00:28lines and a gas pipeline.
00:30Governors of Bryansk, Smolensk and Pskov regions reported no casualties or significant damage.
00:37Ukrainian authorities also reported extensive Russian drone strikes on January the 3rd,
00:41targeting 10 regions and causing casualties including the death of a young woman in Kiev
00:45region.
00:46Ukrainian air defences claim to have intercepted 34 out of 81 drones launched by Russia with
00:51the rest causing localised damage.
00:54A 70-year-old man was injured and hospitalised in Russian shelling of Dnipropetrovsk region.