Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes killed at least two individuals in Ukraine, officers mentioned Sunday, as Ukraine’s army struck a drone factory in southwestern Russia.
A 16-year-old boy died and 4 others have been injured in a “massive” nighttime drone strike on Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, in line with the top of town’s army administration.
Rescuers discovered {the teenager}’s physique as they cleared away rubble, Dmytro Bryzhynskyi reported on Telegram on Sunday morning. He mentioned the drone struck additionally injured three girls and one man. Several homes have been set on hearth, he added.
On Sunday morning, Russian drones additionally attacked the southern metropolis of Kherson, native officers reported.
A person died of his wounds after a drone hit a van driving via town middle, in line with Oleksandr Prokudin, the top of the regional administration. A second man was hospitalized with blast accidents, regional authorities mentioned.
Russia launched 236 drones into Ukrainian territory in a single day into Sunday, Ukraine’s air pressure reported. Of these, 203 drones have been shot down whereas 32 hit targets in 18 separate areas, it mentioned.
Ukraine says it struck a Russian drone factory
Meanwhile, Ukraine hit a drone factory within the metropolis of Taganrog, Ukraine’s General Staff reported. The website lies some 55 kilometers (35 miles) east of Russian-occupied jap Ukraine in southwestern Russia.
According to the army, Ukrainian drones sparked a hearth at the Atlant Aero factory, which designs and produces strike and reconnaissance drones, as effectively as elements for extra highly effective UAVs that may carry guided bombs weighing as much as 250 kilograms (550 kilos).
Three individuals have been injured in a nighttime air assault on business infrastructure in Taganrog, in line with the Russian regional governor, Yuri Slyusar. He didn’t specify what facility was hit, however mentioned warehouses have been set on hearth following the strike.
Taganrog Mayor Svetlana Kambulova mentioned the strike broken “commercial enterprises” within the metropolis, as effectively as a vocational faculty and a number of automobiles.
Russia’s Defense Ministry mentioned that its forces shot down 274 Ukrainian drones through the night time, as effectively as guided aerial bombs and a Ukrainian-made Neptune missile. The ministry didn’t say what number of struck targets.
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