Two people were killed and six others injured in an overnight Russian attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration said Wednesday.
Regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha confirmed the toll on Telegram, saying it reflected the aftermath of Russia’s overnight strike on the city.
Five of the wounded were hospitalized, Hanzha said. Doctors described the condition of three of them as serious.
Dnipropetrovsk region has faced near-nightly assaults this month, which Ukrainian officials describe as a deliberate campaign to terrorize civilian populations and disrupt regional stability.
The attack on Dnipro came amid a wider overnight wave of Russian strikes on several Ukrainian regions.
In Kharkiv’s Kholodnohirsky and Novobavarsky districts, “Shahed” drones were recorded during the attack. A 16-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction and received medical assistance. Other consequences are still being clarified.
Explosions were heard in Odesa at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, with additional blasts reported at 2:06 a.m.
“The night in Odesa was sleepless and terrifying. For the first time, I heard explosions that loud and powerful,” Kyiv Post correspondent Kateryna Zakharchenko reported.
Local authorities said Russian forces again carried out a mass drone attack on the Odesa region.
In Odesa, a drone struck a one-story residential building, completely destroying it. A warehouse storing dishes and an unfinished high-rise building were also damaged. Debris was recorded falling in a nearby park, and the resulting fire was extinguished.
No casualties have been reported so far. Emergency services are working at the scene, with efforts ongoing to assess the full extent of the damage.
According to DTEK, an overnight attack damaged one of its energy facilities in Odesa.
Following the massive shelling, tens of thousands of households were left without electricity, although power has already been restored to some consumers.
Repair crews are continuing emergency restoration work to return electricity to all affected subscribers as soon as possible.
In Konotop, Sumy region, a high-rise residential building was damaged in the attack, Mayor Artem Semenikhin said.
Three floors partially collapsed after a direct hit by a “Shahed” drone. Rescue operations are ongoing. Windows and doors were damaged in residential and administrative buildings across the city. Six people have been reported injured.
Semenikhin also said the city museum was completely destroyed.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, from 6 p.m. on May 19, Russia launched an attack using an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 154 Shahed-type strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including jet-powered variants, as well as Gerbera, Italmas, and Parody-type decoy drones.
The attack was repelled by Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups.
“As of 08:30, air defenses shot down or suppressed 131 enemy UAVs across the north, south, and east of the country,” the report said.
At the same time, one ballistic missile and 23 drones were recorded hitting 20 locations, while debris from downed UAVs fell at six additional sites.
On Tuesday, during a UN Security Council session on Ukraine, UN officials said at least 15,855 civilians, including 791 children, have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Another 44,809 civilians, including 2,752 children, have been injured, though the actual toll is likely significantly higher. Russia denies targeting civilians, which is considered a war crime under international law.