Russia Launches Drone Barrage Across Ukraine, Causing Fires and Power Outages
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Russia conducted a widespread drone attack across Ukraine overnight, hitting residential buildings, infrastructure, and industrial sites. In Uman, a drone strike on a residential building injured five people and caused a fire, while Lutsk was left without power. Attacks also caused fires and power outages in Kyiv and other regions. The Ukrainian air force engaged drones in multiple oblasts.
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- Russia launched a large-scale drone attack across Ukraine overnight, targeting numerous regions.
- A drone strike in Uman hit a residential building, injuring five people and causing fires.
- Lutsk experienced explosions and was left without electricity following the overnight attacks.
- Attacks in Kyiv Oblast led to widespread power outages and reduced water pressure.
- Residential buildings, commercial warehouses, and energy facilities were among the targets.
Russia launched a wave of attack drones, including jet-powered models, overnight targeting multiple regions across Ukraine. The drones reached as far west as the Volyn and Rivne regions, prompting Ukraine's air force to activate its air defense systems in numerous oblasts including Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk.
In Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, a drone struck a ten-story residential building, igniting a fire and also setting a car ablaze. A nearby guardhouse was destroyed, and rescuers extracted a trapped individual from the rubble. According to Ihor Taborovets, head of the regional military administration, five people were injured, with three requiring hospitalization. Commercial warehouses and a private factory in Uman also caught fire. Uman is a significant pilgrimage site for Jews worldwide, known for the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
In Lutsk, western Ukraine, explosions were heard near midnight and again early Friday, leaving the city without electricity. Acting mayor Andriy Razumovsky stated that city services are working on restoring power. In Rivne, a residential building was damaged, and a fuel depot caught fire in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Two attacks were reported in Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast, with no casualties. In Kyiv, fires broke out in private homes in the Shevchenkivskyi district on Thursday evening and in Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts overnight, with no reported injuries.
An attack on a critical energy facility in Kyiv Oblast caused widespread power outages in the capital and surrounding areas, and a drop in water pressure on the city's right bank, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone hit a private factory, and a fire covering approximately 500 square meters was extinguished without injuries. The police in Sumy Oblast reported 85 attacks on 31 settlements over the past 24 hours, resulting in eight injuries.
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