Coordinated Russian missile and drone raid wounds four civilians in Kyiv and Odesa region
A large-scale Russian air attack using missiles and drones struck Kyiv and the Odesa area, leaving four civilians injured.
Russian forces launched a coordinated air assault on Kyiv, employing rockets and a fleet of drones that struck the Solomianskyi and Pecherskyi districts and caused damage to infrastructure and a school. In the Odesa region, attacks on infrastructure resulted in two civilian injuries. A drone that crashed into a residential block in the Bucha district of Kyiv region wounded another two people.
Kyiv mayor Vitalij Kliczko reported the damage via Telegram, and the Ukrainian air defence reported shooting down three rockets and 106 drones. Overall, authorities recorded direct hits on 24 locations, with debris causing damage at 16 sites.
Why it matters
The attack shows the ongoing threat to Ukrainian civilians and the strain on Kyiv's air-defence capabilities.
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