Russia has launched a barrage of unmanned aircraft in a nightly attack on Ukraine, with four people injuring and causing damage to homes and commercial buildings in Kiev and other parts of the country, Ukrainian officials said today.

Ukrainian anti -aircraft defense shot down 56 of the 88 unmanned aircraft (drones) launched by Russia, the Ukrainian Air Force announced today.

According to the same announcement, the 24 drones trace was lost as the army activated electronic warfare.

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitsko said three people were injured in the capital due to drones attacks. Drone fragments have also caused damage to a home and in several commercial buildings, resulting in fires in different parts of Kiev, officials in the city said.

Another man was injured in the city of Harcovo in the northeast of the country, said Harcov’s mayor IXor Terehov.

According to regional officials, damage was suffered in the Dnipropetrovsk Region in the central part of the country, while the army also reported damage to the southern region of Odessa.