Russia launches over 100 air targets across Ukraine overnight, causing civilian casualties
Ukrainian forces claim to have intercepted 42 Russian drones and four guided missiles, but the attack still resulted in civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure in multiple oblasts.
Overnight, Russian forces launched a large-scale air assault on multiple oblasts across Ukraine, with over 100 air targets detected, including up to 98 drones and six Kh-59/69 guided missiles.
Russia continues targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, especially energy facilities, disrupting power, destroying buildings, and causing civilian casualties. While Ukrainian air defenses manage to intercept a significant portion of incoming threats, the attacks continue to pose serious risks to both military and civilian targets across the country.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claims to have successfully intercepted 42 Russian drones and four Kh-59/69 guided missiles.
The drones were reportedly shot down across nine different oblasts, including Odesa, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Poltava, Mykolaiv, and Kherson.
Ukrainian defense forces utilized aviation, anti-aircraft systems, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups.
The Air Force reports that 46 Russian drones are currently lost locationally, and information on them is being clarified.
Despite the defensive efforts, some attacks breached Ukrainian defenses, resulting in casualties and infrastructure damage.
Russian attack injures one woman in Kyiv
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, a woman in the capital’s Darnytskyi district was hospitalized after a drone fragment entered her apartment through a balcony window.
Russian attack kills one woman in Cherkasy Oblast
The Cherkasy Oblast Military Administration reported that a woman born in 1961 died from injuries sustained in a strike in the Uman district.
Additionally, Russian forces attacked a critical infrastructure object in Cherkasy Oblast and damaged a warehouse by a drone strike, injuring one person.
Russia injures 8 people in Sumy Oblast
The Russians dropped three guided aerial bombs on the central part of Shostka, Sumy Oblast, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General, who has initiated an investigation into war crimes.
This strike injured eight people and damaged an educational institution, a medical facility, premises of several institutions, residential buildings, and cars in Sumy Oblast.
The State Emergency Service (SES) reported that their local unit was directly targeted, resulting in injuries to five rescuers and damage to emergency vehicles.
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