At least 11 killed, including children, in new Russian and Ukrainian drone attacks

At least 11 people, including children, died in mutual drone attacks between Russia and Ukraine overnight Friday into Saturday, as fighting continues along the front lines and in border areas. The attacks underscore the ongoing civilian toll of the conflict.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, which is under Russian occupation, eight people were killed, including two children, in an attack on summer camps in the coastal town of Kirillivka. Yevhen Balytskyi, the pro-Russian governor, accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting civilians. He also reported that 14 people were injured, three of them children. Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on these specific claims.

Simultaneously, in Ukraine's Sumy region, a Russian drone struck a civilian facility, resulting in the deaths of three drivers working for the private delivery and postal service Nova Poshta. The attack also sparked a large fire, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleh Hryhorov.

These latest strikes occurred just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that intelligence suggested the possibility of a large-scale Russian attack in the near future. Both sides have repeatedly accused each other of deliberately targeting civilians, despite denials, and the number of civilian casualties has seen an increase over the summer months.