Russian strikes killed one person and wounded at least seven others in Ukraine, authorities said yesterday, while Moscow officials reported downing more than 100 drones heading toward the capital.
Russia has increasingly been using long-range missiles in its war against Ukraine, while Kyiv has responded with drone strikes deep inside Russian territory.
A woman was killed and six people wounded in a combined ballistic missile and drone attack on Kryvyi Rig, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the regional governor said.
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The city was under a “combined ballistic missile and drone attack,” Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Military Administration of Kryvyi Rih, said earlier on Telegram.
Russian forces struck two industrial sites in the city, prompting rescue and firefighting operations, Vilkul said.
In Kyiv, authorities issued an air raid alert shortly before 2am, warning of a ballistic missile threat. Several explosions were heard in the capital shortly after.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Kyiv was “under ballistic missile attack” and urged residents to remain in shelters.
The strikes wounded one person and sparked fires at non-residential sites in the Obolonsky and Holosiivskyi districts.
Kremenchuk in the central Poltava region also came under attack, local officials said, without providing details of damage or casualties.
In Russia, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported a sustained overnight drone assault on the capital, issuing a string of updates over several hours.
Air defenses intercepted more than 130 drones headed toward the Russian capital, according to his statements on the state-backed MAX platform.
Emergency services were deployed to sites where debris fell, Sobyanin said, adding that three people were wounded.
Ukraine has increasingly targeted military, industrial and logistical facilities deep inside Russia, saying its strikes are a response to Moscow’s ongoing bombardment of Ukrainian towns and infrastructure.
Russia has maintained near-daily missile and drone strikes across Ukraine since launching its full-scale invasion in early 2022, with areas far from the front lines frequently coming under attack.
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