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Ukraine reports at least two dead in overnight Russian attacks

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ukrainian authorities reported at least two deaths from Russian attacks overnight.
  • A warehouse fire broke out in Kyiv following an attack, killing one person.
  • In Zaporizhzhia, a man was killed and four injured in a Russian drone strike.

Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight have resulted in at least two fatalities and several injuries, according to Ukrainian authorities. The strikes have targeted various locations, causing damage and casualties.

In the capital, Kyiv, a warehouse in the eastern part of the city caught fire after a Russian assault. The Kyiv military administration confirmed on Telegram that preliminary reports indicate one person died and several others were wounded in the incident. Emergency services responded to the scene.

Further south, in the city of Zaporizhzhia, a man was killed and four others were injured by a Russian drone strike. Ivan Federov, the head of the regional military administration, shared this information via Telegram. Russia has not yet issued a comment on these latest Ukrainian reports.

These attacks follow a series of deadly Russian airstrikes on Friday, which claimed at least 20 lives. In Kryvyj Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown, 16 people died when drones hit a shopping center. Rescue operations were ongoing overnight, with nine people, including two children, reported missing. The attack on the shopping center also injured 130 individuals, 23 of whom were children.

Den regionale guvernรธr Oleksandr Ganzja oplyser, at redningsarbejdet fortsat er i gang natten til lรธrdag, skriver AFP. Guvernรธren melder om ni savnede - blandt andet to bรธrn.

โ€” Oleksandr GanzjaDetails on rescue efforts and missing persons after the Kryvyj Rih attack.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.