Nine people were killed and six others injured early in the morning on Wednesday in a Russian drone strike on the town of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration.
He said a bus carrying employees of a local enterprise was hit in the attack.
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The assault, carried out by Iranian-made Shahed drones, was part of a broader overnight offensive across Ukraine. Lysak reported that four enemy drones were shot down in the region overnight.
The new attacks cast doubt on US President Donald Trump’s hopes for a broader ceasefire between the two sides, days after he said a “deal” could be struck this week.
Poltava
Three people were injured in Poltava following a large-scale drone attack that damaged residential buildings, businesses, warehouses, and garages, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Fires broke out at several locations, and firefighting efforts were ongoing Wednesday morning.
Vladyslav Kogut, acting head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, said drones struck enterprises and open areas in the city’s Podilsk and Shevchenkivskyi districts. A significant number of drones were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses.
Odesa Region
Russian drones struck the outskirts of Odesa, sparking multiple fires and injuring two people, regional military administrator Oleh Kiper said.
The State Emergency Service reported that both residential and private enterprise buildings caught fire during the attack. Emergency crews extinguished the blazes by early morning.
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Kharkiv
Three explosions were reported overnight in Kharkiv, where Russian forces targeted civilian infrastructure with UAVs, resulting in fires and extensive property damage, officials said.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed that a Molniya (Lightning) drone struck the city’s Industrial District. A second strike on an apartment building in the same area was recorded early Wednesday. No casualties were reported, but emergency crews continued working to extinguish fires and clear debris.
Kyiv Region
In the Brovarskyi district of the Kyiv region, falling debris from a downed Russian drone caused a fire at a hotel and restaurant complex, the State Emergency Service said.
Two detached buildings caught fire, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters successfully extinguished the blaze and shared images and video from the scene.
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