Three Wounded as Russia Launches Over 130 Drones in Overnight Attack on Ukraine

Russian forces launched a widespread aerial assault overnight on multiple regions in Ukraine, resulting in injuries, fires, and significant damage, while Ukrainian air defenses successfully intercepted dozens of incoming drones.

In Dnipropetrovsk region, three people – including two 13-year-old girls – were wounded in Russian drone strikes, according to Serhiy Lysak, head of the regional military administration.

“Defenders shot down 10 drones,” Lysak said in a Telegram post, “but some managed to hit two districts. The three injured were hospitalized, with the girls in moderate condition and a 51-year-old man in serious condition.”

The strikes caused fires that destroyed three houses, two garages, four outbuildings, and a forest area. Seven cars were destroyed and four others damaged. A fire also damaged infrastructure in the Kryvyi Rih district.

In Nikopol district, Russian forces targeted the Nikopol, Pokrovska, and Marhanets communities with FPV drones and artillery strikes. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.

Further north, a major fire erupted at a civil infrastructure facility in Sumy following a Russian drone strike, the State Emergency Service said.

The attack partially destroyed a non-residential building, igniting a large fire inside and on the roof. Firefighters battled the blaze from multiple directions, including elevated positions using specialized equipment.

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The overnight assault included four Russian S-300/400 surface-to-air missiles and 136 Shahed attack drones, along with numerous drone imitators of various types, the Ukrainian Air Forces reported.

By early morning, Ukraine’s air defense units had shot down 61 enemy drones across the northern, eastern, and central parts of the country. Another 47 drone imitators were either lost or suppressed by electronic warfare systems.

The strikes impacted 10 locations, with drone debris falling in four areas. Ukrainian forces employed a coordinated defense involving aviation, missile troops, electronic warfare units, drone operators, and mobile fire teams to repel the attack.