Russian attacks kill 3 in Ukraine, strike Kyiv for second night
13 reported
Three people were killed across Ukraine on Wednesday in overnight Russian drone and missile attacks, including one in Kyiv, where powerful explosions hit for the second consecutive night. Several explosions were heard shortly after midnight in the capital before authorities issued an air raid alert, an unusual sequence as warnings typically precede strikes. In Kharkiv, two people were killed and 20 others were injured in a series of overnight strikes, according to the city's mayor. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia fired 169 long-range strike drones and seven missiles, with air defenses shooting down or jamming 139 drones. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it carried out a strike on arms industry facilities in Kyiv, hitting a plant manufacturing components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian long-range strikes reached several regions in Russia, including Saratov and Tatarstan, hitting oil refineries. Russia’s Gazprom said Ukrainian drones attacked a compressor station serving the Blue Stream gas pipeline to Turkey, but there was no disruption of supplies.
What’s reported
Three people were killed across Ukraine in overnight Russian drone and missile attacks on Wednesday.
One person was killed in Kyiv, where explosions hit for the second consecutive night.
In Kharkiv, two people were killed and 20 others were injured, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia fired 169 drones and seven missiles, including five ballistics.
Air defenses shot down or jammed 139 drones; all five ballistic missiles and 20 drones struck targets at 15 locations.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it struck arms industry facilities in Kyiv, including a plant making components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling drones.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian long-range strikes hit the Saratov oil refinery and another refinery in Tatarstan.
Russia’s Gazprom said Ukrainian drones attacked the Krasnodarskaya compressor station serving the Blue Stream pipeline, but supplies were not disrupted.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the strike as a “dangerous” attack against “the critical international energy system.”
In Russia, a Ukrainian drone attack killed one person in the Saratov region, according to Governor Roman Busargin.
Ukrainian drones damaged two oil tankers in Taganrog Bay, injuring two crew members, said Rostov region Governor Yuri Slyusar.
In Kyiv, the Russian attack killed one woman and injured two others, according to city administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian guided bomb injured an elderly man and a woman, said regional head Ivan Fedorov.
Key figures
Ihor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian president
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman
Roman Busargin, governor of Russia's Saratov region
Radmir Belyayev, mayor of Nizhhnekamsk
Yuri Slyusar, governor of the Rostov region
Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv city administration
Ivan Fedorov, regional head of Zaporizhzhia
Sources: abcnews.com
