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Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine shoots down nearly 500 drones, missiles in Russian record strike, Air Force says
Ukraine's Air Force said on June 9 that it intercepted a total of 479 Russian drones and missiles during a record-high wave of strikes overnight. According to the official statement, Russia launched 499 weapons, including 479 Shahed‑type attack drones and various decoy drones, four Kh‑47M2 "Kinzhal" air-launched ballistic missiles, 10 Kh‑101 cruise missiles, three Kh‑22 cruise missiles over the Black Sea, two Kh‑31P anti‑radar missiles, and one Kh‑35 cruise missile from occupied Crimea. Ukraine had reportedly neutralized 479 of the incoming targets, with 292 were shot down, and 187 jammed or lost via electronic warfare. In Kyiv Oblast, air‑raid sirens lasted over ten hours, according to Governor Mykola Kalashnyk. Air defences shot down Russian drones. No civilian casualties were reported. Two houses, a car, and an outbuilding in Boryspil district were reportedly damaged. In Rivne Oblast, Governor Oleksandr Koval described the night as very heavy. One civilian was reportedly injured. The attack, according to Koval, was the largest since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, one person was injured, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov. Over the day, 498 strikes reportedly struck 14 populated areas. In Kherson Oblast, numerous towns were hit by drones, artillery, and airstrikes. Three apartment blocks, 13 houses, a farm, and vehicles were damaged. Four civilians were injured, the governor said. In Kharkiv Oblast, nine villages were hit. Seven civilians suffered minor injuries, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Russian forces reportedly used 22 unguided aviation rockets, 18 guided bombs (KAB), 6 Geran (Shahed) drones, 4 unspecified UAVs, and 1 Molniya drone. Civil damage included houses, a store, a camp, and vehicles. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian defences downed six UAVs at night, Governor Serhii Lysak said. A farm, houses, and vehicles in the region were reportedly hit. In Sumy Oblast, Russian forces launched nearly 90 strikes across 35 settlements, injuring nine civilians, local authorities reported. Shops, a school, homes, and cars were reportedly damaged. Authorities evacuated 21 people. In Cherkasy Oblast, air defences shot down 33 Russian drones overnight. No injuries were reported, but falling debris damaged four houses, a farm outbuilding, and a car in the Cherkasy district. Read also: Ukrainian drones hit Russian electronic warfare facility in Chuvashia Republic, military says We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Mint
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Ukraine Faces Sustained Russian Barrage Before Planned Talks
Ukraine came under one of the longest barrages from Russian missiles and drones early Sunday, with air sirens lasting for more then 9 hours, ahead of planned talks between Kyiv and Moscow this week. A strike on a military training center killed 12 people and wounded 60 others, Ukraine's Land Forces said in a Facebook post, without providing details of the center's location. Another person was killed and at least a dozen injured while residential areas, as well as civilian infrastructure, were damaged in central Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, southern Odesa and northern Kharkiv regions, local authorities reported on Telegram. The capital Kyiv and surrounding region also came under attack beginning Saturday night, with local governor Mykola Kalashnyk saying that Russia has increased the number of strike drones to attack civilian settlements. There were no injuries, though a dozen residential houses were damaged, he added. 'While Russia claims to be preparing for meetings to discuss peace, what it actually does is attack, terrorize, and destroy,' Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a post on X. The attack came ahead of a planned second round of negotiations to end the war, preliminary scheduled for Monday in Istanbul. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday announced 'new diplomatic steps' with Europe and the US, while reiterating that there's still no clear information about what exactly the Russians plan to bring to the table for talks. 'We don't have it, Türkiye doesn't have it, the United States doesn't have it either, and neither do other partners. And at this point, it looks far from serious,' Zelenskiy said in his regular address to the nation late Saturday. 'For now, however, we are only seeing new Russian strikes and new Russian assaults.' This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Number of people injured in Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast rises to 34, 115 homes damaged
The number of people injured in a Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast on the night of 24-25 May has risen to 33, including seven children. Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Facebook Quote: "The number of people injured in the oblast has risen to 33. Seven of them are children. Nineteen of those injured are currently receiving treatment at seven medical facilities. All necessary medical assistance is being provided in full. No life-threatening conditions have been recorded. Seven of those injured are in a satisfactory (fair) condition and 12 are in a moderate condition." Details: Kalashnyk said that 39 houses had been damaged or destroyed in the village of Makariv. Update: At 20:37, Kalashnyk reported that the number of people injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast has risen to 34. A total of 115 houses in the Bucha, Fastiv and Bila Tserkva districts were damaged during the overnight air attack. Food warehouses, educational institutions, garages and outbuildings were also damaged. Kalyshnyk also posted a video from the village of Markhalivka, where 22 houses were damaged during the attack, most of them totally destroyed. Background: Earlier reports said that four people in Kyiv Oblast had been killed and 29 injured in the large-scale overnight Russian aerial attack. Damage was reported in four of the oblast's districts. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian airstrike on Kyiv Oblast kills 4 and injures 16, including children
A large-scale overnight Russian airstrike on Kyiv Oblast on 24-25 May has killed four people and injured 16, including three children, with damage reported across four districts. Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Kalashnyk: "Sadly, three people were killed in tonight's enemy attack on Kyiv Oblast. The bodies of two of them were found while a fire was being extinguished in the Obukhiv district, and the third person died in the Bucha district." Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk Details: Kalashnyk reported at least 10 casualties initially. In the Bila Tserkva district, a 59-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds to his face and received on-site medical treatment. Five others, including two children, were injured in the same district. Two women were wounded in the Fastiv district, and two more people in the Bucha district. Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk Damage to infrastructure and residential buildings was recorded in the Brovary, Bila Tserkva, Bucha and Obukhiv districts. Rescue workers from the State Emergency Service, investigative teams, and medical personnel are responding at the scenes. Update: The State Emergency Service later confirmed four people had been killed and 16 injured, including three children, as a result of the Russian attack. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian attack in Kyiv Oblast kills 3, injures 10, including children
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia's large-scale attack on May 25 killed three people in Kyiv Oblast and injured 10 others, including two children, according to regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk. Russia barraged Ukraine with missiles and drones throughout the night, threatening every region in the country. The attacks marked the second night in a row Russia launched a mass aerial assault on Kyiv and other cities. The wave of attacks left three people dead in Kyiv Oblast, Kalashnyk said. The bodies of two victims were found when first responders extinguished a fire in the Obukhiv district, he said. Another person was killed in the Bucha district. Two other people in the Bucha district were wounded. Six people were also injured in the Bila Tserkva district, Kalashnyk reported. Two of the victims were children. In the Fastiv district, the attacks injured two women, the governor said. Emergency services are at work at the attack sites. Across Ukraine, attacks continued throughout the night and into the morning as Russia fired relentless waves of drones and missiles. Explosions were in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Konotop, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv. The night before, three civilians outside the capital in Kyiv Oblast were injured amid another large-scale Russian aerial attack. Read also: 'It's terrorism' — Russia launches one of the heaviest strikes on Kyiv during full-scale war We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
