Three killed in Russian overnight drone strikes on Ukraine
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that out of 90 drones launched by Russian forces overnight, 10 were successfully shot down.
Another 46 drones were either stopped by electronic warfare systems or vanished from radar screens.
Local Ukrainian law enforcement reported more than 2,000 strikes along the front line and in residential neighbourhoods, causing damage to buildings and homes.
In Sumy region's city of Bilopillia, a Russian drone strike killed one person and wounded another, local authorities confirmed.
Donetsk region's Governor Vadym Filashkin reported that one was killed and 13 injured in the village of Rivne during the attacks. The attacks also damaged a building of the Sloviansk Pedagogical Lyceum, located within the campus of the Donbas State Pedagogical University.
"We thought it would be one or two strikes, but they just kept coming, one after another. In total, we counted 13. But the thirteenth flew over and didn't explode - it just landed somewhere," said Oleksandr, a resident of Sloviansk.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian-guided aerial bomb targeted the village of Verkhnia Tersa, killing one person and injuring another, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov.
The attack destroyed five houses, damaged 50 more, and left approximately 600 households without power.
Russian forces also struck the Nikopol district in the Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring two residents.
Meanwhile, in the Kherson region, Russian attacks hit 40 settlements, including the regional capital Kherson, causing injuries to 10 people, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin stated.
The latest strikes follow a three-day wave of aerial attacks by Moscow, during which Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and dozens of missiles across Ukraine.
The latest strikes follow a three-day wave of aerial attacks by Moscow, during which Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and dozens of missiles across Ukraine.
Meanwhile, an explosion in the Russian city of Stavropol killed Zaur Gurtsyev, the city's deputy mayor, Stavropol Governor Vladimir Vladimirov confirmed.
Gurtsyev allegedly led Russia's aerial operation to capture the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in 2022.
The Investigative Committee of Russia reported that two men were found dead at the scene with multiple injuries.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, but Ukraine has not yet commented.
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