Russia’s military launched another drone attack on Ukraine overnight, with the Ukrainian Air Force reporting on February 12 that air defense systems had destroyed 14 out of 17 drones as well as one Kh-59 cruise missile.
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The air force also said Russia’s military had fired S-300 long-range surface-to-air missiles, but did not say how many or whether they hit any targets.
The governor of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, Oleh Synehubov, said late on February 11 that it had been attacked by Moscow with missiles launched from Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine.
According to preliminary reports, Synehubov said, there were no casualties but some nonresidential buildings had suffered damage.
Serhiy Lisak, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said late on February 11 that Russia attacked the city of Pavlohrad with drones. There were no casualties, but some parts of the city lost electricity.
The latest Russian drone attack comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy continued the reshuffle of his war cabinet as the war nears entering its third year.
Among other appointments, Kyiv announced on February 11 that Oleksandr Pavlyuk -- released from his first deputy defense minister post a day earlier -- was named the new commander of Ukraine’s ground forces.
The post was previously held by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy, who was appointed on February 8 as commander in chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, replacing General Valeriy Zaluzhniy.
In Washington, in a rare weekend session on February 11, the Senate voted 67-27 to move forward on a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other countries.
Amid shortages on the battlefield, the package would provide $60 billion for Ukraine, mostly to purchase U.S.-made defense equipment, including munitions and air defense systems that authorities say it desperately needs as Russia batters the country. It includes $8 billion for the government in Kyiv and other assistance.
Even if the Senate does pass the package, its future is deeply uncertain in the House of Representatives.
With reporting by Reuters and AP