Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes on infrastructure targets
Both sides report injuries after overnight attacks on postal, energy and industrial facilities in Ukraine and Russia's Ryazan region.
At a glance
- Russia said it struck a Nova Poshta terminal near Kharkiv, a substation in Dnipropetrovsk, and a cargo ship near Odesa.
- Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Ryazan region overnight, injuring one person and causing fires at industrial sites.
- Both sides reported injuries as Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes on energy and logistics infrastructure.
Russia and Ukraine traded overnight drone strikes on each other's territory, hitting energy and logistics infrastructure and causing injuries on both sides.
Moscow said on Thursday that its forces hit a Nova Poshta postal terminal in the village of Novyi Korotych outside Kharkiv, a 330-kilovolt substation in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment in the Black Sea, 52 kilometres southwest of Odesa. Ukrainian officials did not immediately confirm the strikes on the postal terminal or the vessel.
Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said Russia attacked the city and 17 settlements in the region over the past day using more than 80 drones, injuring six people, including a child. In the Donetsk region, Governor Vadym Filashkin said Russian attacks killed four civilians and injured five others on Wednesday, with two deaths in Serhiivka and two in Yasnohirka.
In Russia, Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said more than 200 Ukrainian drones attacked the region overnight. Falling debris caused fires at several industrial sites and damaged power lines, cutting electricity to parts of the city. One person was injured. Malkov later said power had been restored and the fires were extinguished or contained. Footage verified by the independent Russian outlet Astra showed a fire at the Ryazan oil refinery, owned by state energy company Rosneft.
Russian drones also caused large fires in the Bucha district outside Kyiv overnight, targeting a logistics centre and injuring one person.
Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's power grid, causing rolling blackouts in Kyiv since mid-October. City authorities said heating would not be switched on until temperatures stayed at minus 5 degrees Celsius for five consecutive days.
Source: Al Jazeera.
Questions and answers
- What did Russia say it hit in Ukraine?
- Russia said its drones struck a Nova Poshta postal terminal near Kharkiv, a power substation in Dnipropetrovsk, and a cargo ship carrying military equipment near Odesa.
- What happened in Russia's Ryazan region?
- More than 200 Ukrainian drones attacked the region overnight, causing fires at industrial sites, damaging power lines, and injuring one person.
- Are there blackouts in Kyiv?
- Yes, Russia's attacks on Ukraine's power grid have caused rolling blackouts in Kyiv since mid-October.
