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Russia, Ukraine trade heavy drone and missile blows overnight

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russia and Ukraine engaged in a fierce overnight exchange of drone and missile attacks targeting each other's capitals.
  • Moscow reported intercepting over 200 Ukrainian drones aimed at the capital region, with some causing casualties and fires, including at a major logistics warehouse.
  • Kyiv reported Russian ballistic missile attacks on its capital, causing explosions and fires, and also struck a key steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, resulting in fatalities and injuries.

Russia and Ukraine escalated their aerial assaults overnight, launching significant drone and missile attacks against each other's capitals in a continuing tit-for-tat exchange. Moscow reported that over 600 Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian capital region, with air defenses destroying 201 before they could reach their primary targets. However, some drones caused damage and casualties.

This attack is the largest in recent times.

— Andrei VorobyovThe Moscow region governor described the scale of the Ukrainian drone attack.

In the Moscow region, an 83-year-old man died when a drone crashed onto private property, and several others were injured. A major fire broke out at a Wildberries logistics warehouse near Kolomna, south of Moscow, after a drone strike. Russian authorities claimed most drones were intercepted, but the scale of the attack was described by Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov as the largest recently.

The capital's air defense system destroyed 201 Ukrainian drones; most were intercepted before reaching Moscow.

— Sergei SobyaninThe Moscow mayor reported on the effectiveness of air defenses against the drone swarm.

Meanwhile, Ukraine reported that Russia launched ballistic missiles at its capital, Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed explosions and fires across the city, urging residents to stay in shelters. Ukrainian officials also stated that Russian strikes hit a major steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, a city in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's home region, killing at least two people and injuring 14. The attack reportedly damaged key facilities, including power and furnace units, leading to a partial halt in production.

Explosions were heard in the capital. Emergency services are heading to the sites.

— Vitali KlitschkoThe Kyiv mayor informed residents about the missile attacks and urged caution.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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