Russia launches 112 drones at Ukraine overnight, including 40 jet-powered UAVs
Russian forces launched 112 drones at Ukraine overnight on October 29, including 40 jet-powered Shahed drones, killing at least one person and injuring others across several regions, Ukrainian authorities reported.
Ukraine's Air Force said air defenses had shot down or electronically suppressed 97 drones, including 30 jet-powered UAVs, as of 8 a.m. local time. About seven drones remained airborne at the time, with defensive operations continuing.
Drone strikes were recorded at seven locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell at five others.
In western Ukraine's Rivne Oblast, a Russian attack hit a civilian business in the Sarny district, killing one man, regional governor Oleksandr Koval said.
In Dnipro, an industrial facility was damaged and a 35-year-old man was injured, according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha. Russian attacks also damaged residential buildings and infrastructure elsewhere in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
In Kharkiv, a Russian drone struck an educational institution in the Saltivskyi district on the morning of October 29. Another strike hit the city's Industrialnyi district, injuring one person, local authorities said.
The Air Force said Russia launched the drones from Oryol and Millerovo in Russia and Russian-occupied Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
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