Russian drone attack kills 3 at Kyiv food company; other overnight casualties reported
Translated from Italian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Russian drone attacks hit a food company in the Kyiv region, killing three people and injuring four.
- Russia launched a total of two missiles and 216 long-range drones overnight, with Ukraine claiming to have shot down 198.
- Fatal Russian attacks also occurred in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk regions, while three children were injured in Sumy.
Russian drone attacks struck a food company in the Brovary district of Kyiv region on Friday morning, resulting in three fatalities and four injuries, local authorities reported. The attacks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his call for a ceasefire.
three people were killed and four others injured
Overnight, Russia launched a barrage of 216 long-range drones and two missiles across Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian military, which stated it intercepted 198 drones. The attacks claimed three lives in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, with a woman killed by drones in Zaporizhzhia and a 75-year-old man in Kherson.
renewed his call for a ceasefire
Further casualties were reported in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where a woman died in Pavlohrad due to Russian drone and artillery strikes. In Sumy region, three children were injured in an attack on Konotop. Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have intercepted and destroyed 123 Ukrainian drones over its territory during the night.
the Russian army declared that, during the night, Russia launched a total of two missiles and 216 long-range drones, specifying that it had shot down 198
Originally published by ANSA in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.