Early Friday morning, the city of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, was subjected to a series of drone attacks. This marked the sixth such incident this month, leaving at least two people injured. Ukrainian officials reported that they successfully intercepted and shot down 24 out of the 28 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia towards Kyiv.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that separate residential districts were targeted in the strikes. One drone hit an apartment block in the Solomyanskyi district, sparking a fire that engulfed the upper floors. Emergency crews were promptly dispatched to the scene. The affected apartments are located just a few hundred meters from a maternity hospital.
Damage to apartment buildings was also reported in other parts of the city. On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted signs of a slowdown in Russia’s military planning and action. “We will continue to support their slowdown,” Zelenskyy stated in his nightly video address.
In a separate incident on Thursday, Russian bombs struck near two coal mines in the town of Toretsk, Donetsk region, resulting in three fatalities and at least five civilians injured, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
Ukraine’s military reported that Russian forces launched overnight attacks on multiple regions using 35 drones. The Ukrainian air force stated that all but one of the drones were shot down by the country’s air defenses, including those over Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and other areas. No casualties or ground damage were reported.
In the southern city of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian shelling resulted in two fatalities. Regional governor Serhiy Lysak reported on social media that an 86-year-old man was hospitalized following the attack. The shelling also caused damage to several homes and farm buildings.
(This report includes information from Voice of America, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters)
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