<p>Russia sent 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's Air Force command said early on Tuesday, with its air-defence systems destroying 14 of them.</p>.<p>"In total, up to 17 launches of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attacks were recorded, presumably from the eastern coast area of the Sea of Azov," the command said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.</p>.<p>Yuriy Kruk, head of the regional military administration in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, said the region was struck with a number of drones.</p>.<p>"As a result of the work of the air defence systems, there is damage," Kruk said on the administration's Facebook page.</p>.<p>He did not specify the extent of the damage.</p>
<p>Russia sent 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's Air Force command said early on Tuesday, with its air-defence systems destroying 14 of them.</p>.<p>"In total, up to 17 launches of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attacks were recorded, presumably from the eastern coast area of the Sea of Azov," the command said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.</p>.<p>Yuriy Kruk, head of the regional military administration in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, said the region was struck with a number of drones.</p>.<p>"As a result of the work of the air defence systems, there is damage," Kruk said on the administration's Facebook page.</p>.<p>He did not specify the extent of the damage.</p>