Russian forces launched a wave of drone attacks across Ukraine, killing a civilian in Kherson, wounding children in the Kharkiv region, and killing livestock in the Kirovohrad region, according to official reports.
Russian troops struck a minibus in Kherson with a drone on Tuesday morning, according to the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (OVA), Oleksandr Prokudin, who reported the incident on Telegram.
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“At about 8:00 a.m., the Russians attacked a minibus in the Korabelny district of Kherson with a drone,” Prokudin said.
A man died at the scene after being hit during the attack.
Earlier that same morning, Russian forces also struck an ambulance in Kherson with a drone, injuring two medical workers.
“At about 1:30 a.m., the enemy struck an ambulance with a drone while the brigade was responding to a call in the Korabelny district,” the Kherson City Council said in a statement.
Two doctors, a 51-year-old and a 63-year-old, were injured. Both sustained concussions and closed head and blast-related injuries.
The 51-year-old paramedic was hospitalized, while the older medic will receive outpatient treatment.
Russian forces also struck the city of Balakliya in the Kharkiv region overnight with drones, injuring eight people, including a 4-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy.
The head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleh Syniehubov, reported on Telegram:
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“At night, the enemy attacked the city of Balakliya with drones. As a result of the shelling, eight people were injured, including a 4-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. Four private residential houses, a basement, cars, outbuildings, and a garage caught fire.”
Emergency services are currently working at the strike sites.
In addition, in the Oleksandrivskyi district of the Kirovohrad region, an overnight drone attack damaged a livestock complex building and killed more than 20 head of cattle, according to regional head Andrii Raikovych.
As per the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched more than 130 strike drones and two ballistic missiles into Ukraine, Monday evening.
Starting at 6:00 p.m., Russian forces fired two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Rostov region.
In addition, 132 strike drones, including Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and Parody decoy drones, were launched.
Preliminary data shows that air defense forces neutralized 114 drones. Air defense operations were also noted across northern, southern, and eastern regions of Ukraine.
At the same time, 16 drones and two missiles reached their targets, with impacts recorded at nine locations and debris from downed drones falling at eight additional sites.
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