Ukrainian Air Force downs 93 of 102 Russian drones launched overnight
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 102 strike drones of various types — mostly Shaheds — overnight into Friday, the Ukrainian Air Force Command reported.
The drones were launched from Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and occupied Hvardiyske in Crimea.
Air defenses, including aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, drone systems and mobile fire groups, neutralized 93 drones across northern, southern and eastern Ukraine by 8:30 a.m.
Nine drones struck eight locations, while debris from downed drones fell at four others.
Consequences of the attacks
- In Kharkiv, a Russian strike hit a nine-story apartment building in the Kyivskyi district, injuring eight people. Rescue teams, including high-rise climbers, worked at the scene.
- In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russian forces carried out more than 30 attacks with drones and artillery. A 17-year-old girl was wounded, and several enterprises, private houses and cars were damaged, according to regional governor Serhiy Hanzha.
- In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, three people were injured in attacks on the Polohy and Zaporizhzhia districts on Thursday.
- In Sumy Oblast, a 54-year-old man was killed and two others wounded in Russian strikes over the past day, police reported.
- In Kherson Oblast, one person was killed and another injured in attacks on a community, the regional military administration said.