Russian troops attacked several regions of Ukraine overnight with strike drones, hitting a residential high-rise in Kherson and disrupting railway traffic across multiple regions, according to official reports.
The Kherson Regional Military Administration (OVA) said on Telegram that a Shahed drone struck a multi-story building in the city’s Dnipro district, causing a fire.
An 80-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man sustained explosive and thermal injuries.
“Both victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance for medical care,” the OVA reported.
The head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported that between 6:00 a.m. on Oct. 23 and 6:00 a.m. on Oct. 24, Russian forces attacked critical and civilian infrastructure across the region. The strikes damaged eight high-rise buildings, 20 private houses, administrative offices, private enterprises, and several vehicles.
“As a result of Russian aggression, two people were killed and nine others injured,” the report said.
Around 7:30 a.m., Russian forces also shelled the Korabelny district of Kherson, injuring a 16-year-old boy who suffered a mine-explosive injury, a concussion, and shrapnel wounds to the torso and face. He was taken to the hospital by emergency services.
Five other residents were also wounded and are receiving medical treatment.
“As a result of enemy strikes, apartment buildings and private homes were damaged. Emergency rescue teams have already begun clearing the aftermath of the shelling,” the report added.
The State Emergency Service (DSNS) said Russian drones also attacked the Kirovohrad region, igniting fires in several locations. There were no reports of casualties, and emergency crews were working to eliminate the consequences of the strikes.
Ukraine’s state railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, reported that railway infrastructure in the Kirovohrad region was damaged. Fires were quickly extinguished, and no one was injured, as workers managed to reach shelters in time.
Track operations have been restored, but four trains were delayed for more than two hours.
In addition, on the evening of Oct. 23, Russian troops struck a fire and rescue vehicle with an FPV drone in the town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, shortly after firefighters extinguished a blaze.
One rescuer suffered a shoulder wound and mine-explosive trauma and was hospitalized. The fire truck was also damaged.
“This is another deliberate attack by the occupiers on rescuers - people who save lives every day, risking their own,” the DSNS said.
According to Ukrzaliznytsia, rail traffic remains complicated in several regions due to ongoing shelling.
“We are using combined transportation, reserve traction, and in some cases, bypass routes,” the company added.
Beyond Kirovohrad, disruptions were also reported in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, where train schedules have been adjusted, and combined rail-and-bus logistics are in use.
Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone attack on Ukraine from multiple directions, the Air Force reported.
“On the night of Oct. 24, the enemy used 128 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Geran, and other types, about 90 of which were Shaheds,” the statement said.
The air assault was repelled by Ukrainian aviation, air defense missile units, electronic warfare systems, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data as of 9:00 a.m., air defenses shot down or suppressed 72 Russian drones across the north, south, and east of the country. In total, 47 strike drones hit 10 different locations.