Russia fires 251 drones at four Ukrainian oblasts overnight; air defense downs 234
Russian forces launched 251 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight into Monday, with air defense forces shooting down or neutralizing 234 of them, Ukraine's Air Force reported.
The strike involved Shahed, Gerbera and Italmas attack drones targeting Odesa, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv oblasts. Russian forces launched the drones from Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Russian-occupied Hvardiyske in Crimea. Approximately 150 of the drones were Shahed UAVs.
While 234 aerial targets were eliminated, 17 strike drones hit 11 locations, and debris from intercepted drones fell on eight additional locations.
Odesa Oblast
Residential buildings in Odesa's suburbs and port infrastructure were hit. Regional governor Oleh Kiper said debris damaged the roofs and windows of two private homes, and a warehouse inside the port was struck.
No casualties were reported. Emergency services are currently working to record the consequences and address the fallout.
Kirovohrad Oblast
Residential buildings were damaged across several locations in the Kropyvnytskyi district, and fires broke out, the State Emergency Service said. Two people were injured. All fires have since been extinguished.
Regional governor Andriy Raykovych said buildings in Znamyanka and Oleksandriya were also struck. One woman was hospitalized; a man received on-site medical treatment and declined hospitalization.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said Russia struck three districts of the region nearly 30 times overnight. In Kryvyi Rih, infrastructure facilities were damaged and two people sustained moderate injuries.
In the Nikopol district, the city of Nikopol itself and the Marhanets, Pokrovske and Chervonohryhorivka territorial communities were struck, with a business, private homes, apartment buildings and vehicles all hit.
In the Synelnykove district, fires broke out in the Petropavlivka and Vasylivka communities following strikes.
Kharkiv Oblast
Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said Russian forces attacked nine settlements over the past day. A 77-year-old woman in the village of Staryi Saltiv suffered acute stress reaction following a strike.
In total, Russian forces fired 10 guided aerial bombs, seven Geran-2 drones, two FPV drones and eight UAVs, damaging and destroying civilian infrastructure in Kupyansk, Izium, Kharkiv, Lozova, and Chuhuyiv districts.
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