Russia claims striking multiple Ukrainian targets; Ukraine reports repelling Russia's attacks

Russia claimed on Wednesday that its forces had struck Ukrainian energy and transportation targets, and taken control of two settlements while Ukraine reported successfully repelling Russia's attacks.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its daily briefing that over the past day, Russian tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery targeted Ukraine's energy and transportation infrastructure, and drone and unmanned boat assembly, storage, and launch sites.

Russian air defense forces claimed to have shot down 303 fixed-wing drones. The Black Sea Fleet reportedly destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned boats in the northwestern Black Sea. Additionally, Russian forces asserted control over two settlements in the Donetsk and Sumy regions.

On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that there were 189 battles in frontline areas. Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks across multiple directions and struck five Russian troop assembly points and four drone sites, shooting down 1,775 Russian drones. They also launched assaults on key military and logistical facilities, including radar stations, air defense systems, ammunition depots, and fuel storage in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Crimea.

The report also said that the targets of these attacks included the MR-10 radar station and air defense command post at Kacha Airport in western Crimea, the Tor anti-aircraft missile system in southern Zaporizhzhia, ammunition depots in northern Crimea and fuel storage in southern Simferopol.

The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.32 percent to 98.956 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1682 dollars from 1.1714 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.3483 dollars from 1.3518 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 160.32 Japanese yen, higher than 159.55 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar added to 0.7907 Swiss francs from 0.7893 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3681 Canadian dollars from 1.3679 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar advanced to 9.3074 Swedish kronor from 9.2716 Swedish kronor.