Russian strikes targeted residential areas and civilian sites across seven Ukrainian oblasts, resulting in at least 10 deaths and 87 injuries.

Key facts
- •Ukraine's Air Force intercepted 46 of 58 drones launched by Russia overnight.
- •Eight drones successfully struck seven different locations.
- •A shopping center in Sumy was destroyed following a double-tap drone attack.
- •Governor Vadym Filashkin confirmed four deaths and 13 injuries in Donetsk Oblast.
- •In Chernihiv, an administrative building and a university were damaged by Russian strikes.
Russian forces launched widespread attacks across seven Ukrainian oblasts over the past day, killing at least 10 people and injuring 87 others. The strikes targeted residential areas and civilian infrastructure, including a factory and a shopping center. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that 58 drones were launched overnight, with 46 targets intercepted by air defenses.
By the numbers
Regional impact of strikes
Donetsk Oblast reported four deaths and 13 injuries, while Odesa Oblast saw three people killed and eight injured following an attack on a civilian factory. In Kharkiv Oblast, two people were killed and 15 injured, including a 13-year-old child. Zaporizhzhia Oblast recorded one death and 16 injuries. Kherson Oblast reported 23 injuries, including one child, with an additional man wounded by shrapnel and blast trauma later in the morning. Chernihiv Oblast sustained two injuries after strikes hit a residential area and an administrative building, also damaging a university.
Developments in Sumy
The city of Sumy experienced repeated strikes involving double-tap tactics. An initial drone strike near a residential building injured four people, including an 8-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy. Subsequent strikes in the same district destroyed a shopping center, where a large fire could not be extinguished due to the ongoing aerial threat. Local authorities reported a total of 10 injuries in Sumy Oblast.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Kyiv Independent.



