MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday said it destroyed all targets in a barrage of strikes on facilities producing ammunition and drones in Ukraine.
"This morning the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike... against facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex," the defence ministry said in a daily briefing.
It said it was targeting places producing shells, gunpowder and unmanned aerial vehicles.
"All designated facilities were hit," it added.
Ukraine earlier said it logged 40 drones and missiles launched from Russia, with eight missiles destroyed and "more than 20 devices" disabled by electronic warfare.
No fatalities were reported so far, but Ukrainian authorities said a civilian was wounded in the northeastern Sumy region.
The air force in Ukraine's neighbour Poland said it had briefly activated air defence systems due to the increased level of threat, before returning to normal.
"A total of 40 means of enemy air attack were recorded," the air force said, adding it destroyed eight missiles.
Ukraine's air force said Russia attacked with a wide-range of weapons including cruise, ballistic, anti-aircraft missiles as well as drones.
"More than 20 devices" failed to reach their targets due to "active measures by means of electronic warfare," it added.
Spokesperson Yuri Ignat later clarified.
"Either they fell in the fields, they were detonated in the air, or they were affected by means of radio-electronic warfare of our defence forces," he said on television.
A missile attack in the northeastern Sumy region wounded one civilian and damaged 26 buildings, Ukraine's prosecutor general said.
"There is damage" in the northern region of Chernigiv, its governor Vyacheslav Chaus said, adding authorities were "not disclosing the places yet".
Meanwhile, France's new Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne on Saturday renewed his country's support to Ukraine, choosing Kyiv for his first official visit abroad, as the war with Russia nears a second anniversary.
Sejourne arrived in Kyiv as Ukraine saw another wave of overnight strikes from Russia, which has intensified its aerial attacks recently.
The visit took place as allies struggle to secure funding, with some worrying that Kyiv could be forgotten amid new conflicts, including between Israel and Hamas.
The freshly-appointed foreign minister explained that "the fundamental principles of international law and the values of Europe, as well as the security interests of the French" were at stake in Ukraine.
Kyiv had seen the visit of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who announced a new multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine and pledged London's support for a decade. — AFP
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