Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five civilians and injured 25 others in the past day. The majority of the attacks were drone strikes.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched 154 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight. One hundred and three drones were shot down, while 51 were lost without causing damage.
In Donetsk Oblast, four people were killed and six were injured in Russian attacks. In Odesa, one man was killed and three people were wounded after Russian drone debris fell on a private house, an enterprise, trucks, and cars.
Twelve people, including two children, were wounded in a massive Russian drone strike on Kharkiv overnight. The drones damaged a hospital and other civilian infrastructure.
In Kherson Oblast, four people were injured as Russia shelled and launched aviation strikes at Kherson and 33 more settlements.
Russia also attacked eleven settlements of Zaporizhzhia Oblast a total of 460 times over the past day.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that the attack caused damage in several regions, including Kharkiv, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Kyiv oblasts.
This number includes 1,060 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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