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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian drones reach Ukraine's western oblasts: railway station ablaze, destruction reported
A Russian drone attack on 23 May has caused damage to residential buildings and vehicles in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, while a fire broke out at a railway station in Chernivtsi Oblast. Source: Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Military Administration; Ruslan Zaparnyuk, Head of Chernivtsi Oblast Military Administration Quote from Onyshchuk: "Enemy drones attacked Prykarpattia again this morning. Air defence forces were deployed. As of now, damage to buildings and vehicles has been reported in the Kolomyia district." Details: Zaparnyuk reported that Russian UAVs had also attacked Bukovyna at dawn. "Several enemy targets were destroyed thanks to the coordinated efforts of our air defence forces. However, falling debris caused a fire at a railway station in one of the districts of Chernivtsi Oblast," he wrote. He added that the fire had been quickly extinguished and no casualties had been reported. Background: Explosions were heard in Chernivtsi Oblast at dawn on 23 May. Later, Ukrainian railways reported that Russian forces had damaged railway infrastructure in the oblast. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Yahoo
Explosions occur near Ivano-Frankivsk railway station: fatalities reported
People are reported to have been injured and killed following explosions near a railway station in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine's west on the evening of 11 March. Source: Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne; Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia); Halka, an Ivano-Frankivsk local news outlet; Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Military Administration Quote: "There has been an explosion near a railway station in Ivano-Frankivsk. Police and emergency workers are at the scene." Details: Ukrzaliznytsia said the explosions in Ivano-Frankivsk had happened outside the railway station. The explosion could be heard at the station, but no passengers or staff were injured. Trains are running on schedule. Local media outlet Halka reports that the explosions are believed to have occurred under and inside an apartment block. A man in the street was killed. Another man has lost both legs and doctors are battling to save his life. Update: Onyshchuk said there were several explosions. Casualties have been reported. One of the explosions caused a fire to break out on the roof of an apartment block which is being extinguished by firefighters. Suspilne later reported, citing the police, that three people had been injured in two explosions in Ivano-Frankivsk. The city's mayor has confirmed that there were fatalities near the railway station as a result of the explosions, with explosives presumed to have been involved. Another explosion occurred in a nearby apartment, causing a fire to break out. Later, emergency workers provided further details, saying that an unidentified object had exploded near a residential building on Pryvokzalna Street in Ivano-Frankivsk on the evening of 11 March. One person has reportedly been killed and three others injured. Emergency workers took those injured in the incident to ambulances. Shortly afterwards, a fire covering an area of 400 sq m broke out on the roof of a nine-storey apartment block on Zaliznychna Street. Early reports suggest the fire was caused by an explosion on the attic floor. Emergency workers evacuated 15 residents from this section of the building and four people were rescued. The fire has since been extinguished. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine reports Russian drone attack, attempts to take Dnipro islands
Multiple regions in Ukraine were targeted by Russian combat drones overnight, Ukrainian authorities reported early on Monday. "A series of explosions could be heard over Transcarpathia," Svitlana Onyshchuk, governor of the Ivano-Frankivsk region in south-western Ukraine announced on Telegram. The region lies around 850 kilometres from the closest Russian positions on the Crimean Peninsula. Infrastructure had been targeted, Onyshchuk said, without providing details. Fires were reported, but there were no injuries, she added. Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak reported damage to three high-rise buildings in the industrial city of Dnipro, located in the south-east of the country. The Ukrainian air force reported damage in the Kiev region and in Sumy in the north-east. The air force reported shooting down 54 of the more than 100 drones launched by Russia. A further 39 drones had not carried explosives and had been launched as decoys, it said. These had been rendered harmless by electronic means, the air force said. Meanwhile, in Moscow, the Russian Defence Ministry reported intercepting 32 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory, with 15 of them recorded over the southern Voronezh region bordering eastern Ukraine. Both sides have been using drones and missiles to attack key infrastructure, including power plants, since the Russian full-scale invasion began nearly three years ago. The claims from both sides could not be immediately verified. Russia attempts to take islands in Dnipro mouth Russian forces had launched several attempts to seize small islands in the mouth of the Dnipro River as it flows into the Black Sea near Kherson in southern Ukraine, the Ukrinform news agency reported. Ukrainian forces had repelled a total of 19 attacks last week, Lieutenant Pavlo Drohal, spokesman for the Ukrainian units stationed there, told the agency. "Russian forces continue their attempts to establish a foothold in the island zone at the mouth of the Dnipro River," Drohal said. He reported that 122 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded in the assaults. The information could not be independently verified. As all possible landing points on the islands were known to the Ukrainian army, they could be targeted with accurate artillery fire at any time, Drohal said. A bridgehead in the region would allow Russian forces to increase pressure on the Ukrainians.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russians hit critical infrastructure in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Several explosions have occurred in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast on the night of 26-27 January, with Russians targeting critical infrastructure. Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Military Administration has reported that a fire has broken out as a result of the attack. Source: Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "A series of explosions were heard in Prykarpattia. The enemy attacked the oblast multiple times last night, using strike drones. Critical infrastructure facilities were targeted. A fire was recorded. Relevant services are working at the scene." Details: Onyshchuk added that no reports of casualties were received as of 08:00. Background: Earlier, media outlets reported that explosions occurred during the Russian drone attack in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv mentioned that air defence systems were responding in the city. Support UP or become our patron!
