Russian drones attack Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities, three dead outside the capital

Russian troops launched assaults on Kyiv and various other cities early Sunday, injuring at least 11 individuals in the capital, claiming the lives of three in surrounding towns, and causing damage to homes and additional structures, according to officials.

Authorities in the Kyiv area reported that three individuals were killed in two minor towns near the capital. Assaults expanded to several regional centers, comprising Ukraine’s second-biggest city, Kharkiv, along with Mykolaiv in the south and Ternopil in the west.

In Kyiv, Timur Tkachenko, the leader of the city’s military administration, reported that 11 individuals were wounded in drone attacks. A five-story residential building was struck in the Holosiivskyi area just beyond the city center, sparking a fire that harmed the structure’s exterior.

A residential property and a commercial center suffered damage due to attacks in different areas. It was the second night in a row that a large-scale assault occurred.

On Friday night, Russia carried out extensive drone and ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, marking one of the largest coordinated aerial assaults on the Ukrainian capital during the three-year conflict. Numerous apartment complexes suffered damage, and 15 individuals were hurt.

In northeastern Ukraine, Kharkiv’s Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that drones struck three districts of the city, resulting in injuries to three individuals. Explosions broke windows in tall residential buildings.

The regional governor stated that drone strikes injured two individuals in a residential neighborhood of the southern city of Mykolaiv. A missile strike on Ternopil in western Ukraine shattered glass and caused a minor blaze.

Local authorities also indicated a large drone strike in Konotop, north of Kyiv. Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that its air defense forces intercepted or eliminated 95 Ukrainian drones within a four-hour timeframe. The Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced that 12 Ukrainian drones were intercepted while heading to the capital.