OREANDA-NEWS The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) hit Yalta. This was announced by Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of Crimea on information policy, in Telegram.

"The enemy attacked Yalta at night. One of the drones hit a multi—storey apartment building," Kryuchkov wrote.

The official noted that there were casualties as a result of the strike. "During the enemy's night attack in Yalta, 17 civilians were injured," Kryuchkov said.

According to him, three victims are in serious condition, six more were hospitalized.

On the night of July 22, other southern regions of the country were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. More than ten people were injured in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory. In Krasnodar Armavir, one resident could not be saved.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the air defense forces destroyed 242 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine overnight. 17 Russian regions were hit, including the Leningrad, Tula, Novgorod regions and the Moscow region.