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Russian attacks hit several Ukrainian regions, killing civilians and damaging infrastructure

Russian attacks hit several Ukrainian regions, killing civilians and damaging infrastructure
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Russian forces launched a new wave of attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions over the past day, using drones, artillery, aviation and missile systems, causing civilian casualties and damaging homes, businesses and infrastructure.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian troops carried out 15 drone strikes targeting the Kryvyi Rih, Pavlohrad, Nikopol and Synelnykove districts, according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha.

Kryvyi Rih, Apostolove and the Hrushivska community came under attack in the Kryvyi Rih district, where infrastructure, an outbuilding and facilities at an enterprise were damaged. In Pavlohrad, drone strikes sparked a fire and damaged vehicles and two private houses. Russian forces also targeted Nikopol and nearby communities, while a vehicle caught fire following an attack on the Pokrovska community in the Synelnykove district.

In the Kherson region, Russian strikes involving drones, artillery and aviation hit 31 settlements, leaving six people injured, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

Russian attacks damaged social infrastructure and residential neighborhoods, including six apartment buildings and eight private homes. A cellular tower, a minibus, an excavator, garages and civilian vehicles were also damaged.

The Zaporizhzhia region experienced 813 Russian strikes on 45 settlements in a single day, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov. Russian forces launched 17 airstrikes, 549 drone attacks—mostly involving FPV drones—as well as artillery and rocket fire.

The attacks damaged infrastructure, homes and vehicles, with authorities receiving 44 reports of destruction. No casualties were reported.

In the Poltava region, Russian drones targeted an enterprise in the Myrhorod district overnight. Regional governor Vitalii Diakivnych said equipment was damaged following a UAV strike, though no injuries were reported.

The Donetsk region again suffered heavy civilian losses. According to regional governor Vadym Filashkin, Russian attacks killed four civilians and wounded 11 others over the past day. All four fatalities were reported in Druzhkivka.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, at least 4,075 civilians have been killed and 9,468 injured in the Donetsk region, excluding casualties in occupied Mariupol and Volnovakha.

In the Kharkiv region, Russian strikes hit the city of Kharkiv and 17 additional settlements. One man was killed and another injured, governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

A 40-year-old man was killed near the village of Lisne, while a 37-year-old man was wounded in the Bohodukhiv community. Russian drones targeted Kyivskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts of Kharkiv city, damaging a private house. Additional destruction was reported across Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv and Chuhuiv districts, including damaged homes, vehicles, a grain storage facility and agricultural infrastructure.

Russian forces used multiple attack methods against the region, including rocket artillery, Molniya drones, FPV drones and other UAVs.

In the Mykolaiv region, overnight Shahed drone strikes and falling debris damaged windows of a hospital administrative building and triggered a fire at an industrial site, regional authorities said.

Emergency crews quickly extinguished the blaze and no casualties were reported. Russian forces also carried out ten FPV drone attacks on the Ochakiv community during the day, though these strikes likewise caused no injuries.

 

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