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Russia Hits Ukrainian Energy and Industrial Sites as Kyiv Reports Casualties, Moscow Says 130 Drones Downed

Officials on both sides issued competing, unverified tallies covering strikes, interceptions, casualties, damage across more than a dozen regions.

Overview

  • Russia’s defense ministry said overnight attacks targeted Ukrainian military‑industrial facilities and supporting energy infrastructure using air, sea and ground weapons plus drones.
  • Ukraine’s Air Forces reported 52 missiles and 653 UAVs launched across multiple regions, with damage to power assets documented by national and local authorities.
  • Ukrainian officials confirmed civilian impacts including 17 wounded at a Zaporizhzhia dormitory, two power‑plant workers killed at the Slovyansk TPP and 11 injured in Sumy, including children.
  • Russia claimed air defenses shot down 130 Ukrainian drones over 14 regions, as governors reported incidents with injuries in Belgorod and infrastructure damage in Orel along with interceptions in Voronezh, Rostov, Tula, Yaroslavl and Vladimir.
  • Moscow also reported tactical actions using FPV drones and artillery against Ukrainian positions and said a Ukrainian UAV command post was destroyed on the right bank of the Dnipro in Kherson Oblast.