Air raids sounded across Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday morning amid Russian attacks on Kyiv and Lviv, a city in the western part of the country, and the southern region of Zaporizhzhia.
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said preliminary information showed that Ukraine's air defense systems had shot down 32 of 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched by Russia. Ukrainian military and infrastructure facilities were targeted, the military said. Missiles had targeted the southern Zaporizhzhia region, it added.
The Lviv Regional Military Administration wrote on Telegram that preliminary information suggested that a critical infrastructure object was hit in Lviv but that people were not injured in the attack.
In other news, a top Ukrainian defense official conceded Monday night that it is "quite difficult" for Ukrainian forces to advance in their counteroffensive amid strong Russian resistance and deep defenses.