Russian Missiles and Drones Hit Ukraine. Five People Dead.

Ukraine faced a widespread and devastating assault as Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones across the country, claiming at least five lives and injuring 33 people. Ukrainian air defense forces reported intercepting 85 out of 106 drones launched by Russia, but the remaining projectiles and missiles caused destruction in numerous regions.

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Five people died, and 33 were injured as a result of a massive missile and drone attack that Russia carried out on Ukraine.

The attacks struck several oblasts, including Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kherson. In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on residential buildings, killing two people and wounding one. The Dnipropetrovsk region was targeted with a combined attack of ballistic missiles and drones on Kryvyi Rih, resulting in one fatality and 14 injuries.

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Russian troops dropped aerial bombs on residential buildings in the Zaporizhzhia region, resulting in the deaths of two people and injuries to one.

Kyiv also came under fire, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko reporting that Russian forces attacked the capital with ballistic missiles. Fires broke out in the Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi districts, and three people were injured in the capital. An air raid alert remained in effect in Kyiv due to the threat of combat drones.

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The Russians carried out a combined attack using ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles on Kryvyi Rih. One person died, and 14 were injured.

In the Donetsk region, Russian troops killed one person and injured six others in the past 24 hours, according to the head of the regional military administration. Similarly, the Kherson region reported one death and nine injuries resulting from Russian aggression. The scale of the attack underscores the ongoing intensity of the conflict.

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In the past 24 hours, Russian troops killed one person in our region and injured another six.