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Ukraine launches major drone assault on Russia, killing at least 6
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Ukraine launches major drone assault on Russia, killing at least 6

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Ukraine launched hundreds of drones targeting Russia, resulting in at least six deaths in one of the war's largest aerial assaults.
  • Russia's Defense Ministry reported destroying 822 drones, while Moscow and its region detected around 600.
  • The attacks caused casualties and fires in Russia, while Russian missile strikes in Ukraine killed at least two people and injured 14.

Ukraine unleashed hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, inflicting casualties and causing fires in one of the largest aerial assaults of the ongoing war. At least six people were killed in the attacks, which have increasingly targeted military industries and energy facilities.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that it destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones during the night.

— Russian Ministry of DefenseThe ministry's statement on the scale of drone destruction during the overnight attacks.

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that approximately 600 drones were detected heading towards the Russian capital, with one-third being destroyed over the Moscow region. An 83-year-old man died in the Moscow region after a drone struck a private residence, according to the local governor, Andrey Vorobyov. Another Ukrainian attack reportedly caused a fire at a Wildberries warehouse in the city of Podolsk.

In the southwestern Russian region of Rostov, a barrage of drones hit three towns, killing five people, reported local governor Yury Slyusar. The attack, involving over 150 drones, damaged several homes and a train station, and sparked a forest fire.

About 600 drones were detected directed towards the Russian capital, and a third were destroyed over the Russian capital region.

— Sergei SobyaninThe Mayor of Moscow described the drone activity over the capital.

Meanwhile, Ukraine also faced Russian attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on social media that Russian missile strikes on Kryvyi Rih killed two people and injured 14 others. Another person died in the city of Sumy. ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih confirmed one of its sites was hit, suspending operations partially. In the southern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, a man and a woman died when their home was struck by a Russian attack, according to local military administration head Ivan Fedorov.

An 83-year-old man died after a Ukrainian drone hit a private home in the Moscow region.

— Andrey VorobyovThe local governor reported a fatality in the Moscow region due to a drone strike.

Russian attacks also ignited fires across the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, injuring six people. One of the city's largest book markets saw kiosks near the Pochaina metro station engulfed in flames, with firefighters battling the blaze.

Five people died in three towns in the southwestern Russian region of Rostov after a barrage of drones hit.

— Yury SlyusarThe local governor of Rostov reported casualties from drone attacks in his region.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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