Russian authorities stated six folks died and over 100 had been wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile assaults on Sunday, whereas the second day of Russia’s aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed a minimum of one particular person.
Among the many useless had been 5 folks together with two youngsters who had been hit by falling particles from Ukrainian missiles that had been shot down over a coastal space in Sevastopol, a port metropolis in Russia-annexed Crimea, stated Mikhail Razvozhayev, the town’s Moscow-installed governor.
One other particular person died in Grayvoron metropolis in Russia’s Belgorod area, bordering Ukraine, regional Governor. Vyacheslav Gladkov stated.
Russian state information company RIA Novosti, citing the Well being Ministry, stated 124 folks had been wounded in Sevastopol. Falling rocket fragments precipitated a forest hearth of over 150 sq. meters (1,600 sq. ft) and set a residential constructing alight, RIA Novosti stated, noting {that a} fifth missile had exploded over the town.
Russia’s Protection Ministry stated each Ukraine and the US bore “accountability for a deliberate missile strike on civilians.” It stated that US provided ATACMS missiles had been used within the Ukranian assault. Razvozhayev declared Monday a day of mourning in Sevastopol, with public occasions canceled.
Air defenses in a single day shot down 33 Ukrainian drones over Russia’s western Bryansk, Smolensk, Lipetsk and Tula areas, the Russian Ministry of Protection stated Sunday.
No casualties or injury had been reported. A recent assault on Kharkiv killed a minimum of one particular person and wounded 11 on Sunday, in line with native officers.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated the town was attacked by a guided bomb and that round half of Kharkiv was with out electrical energy due to the strike.
Sunday’s assaults got here after Russia struck Kharkiv on Saturday afternoon with 4 aerial bombs, hitting a five-story residential constructing and killing three folks. Regional Governor. Oleh Syniehubov stated that 41 folks had been nonetheless being handled for accidents on Sunday.
In a video handle following the assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukraine’s companions to bolster its air defenses. “Fashionable air protection methods for Ukraine akin to Patriots, accelerated coaching of our pilots for F-16s, and most significantly, enough vary for our weapons are really crucial,” he stated.
Two folks had been wounded by falling particles when two Russian missiles had been shot down over the Kyiv area in a single day, Ukraine’s air drive commander Mykola Oleschuk stated.
Regional Governor. Vadym Filashkin of Ukraine’s partly occupied Donetsk area stated that Russian assaults on Saturday killed two folks and wounded 4.
In different developments, the Ukrainian Navy launched pictures Sunday that it says affirm the destruction of a warehouse in Russia’s southern Krasnodar area used to launch and retailer Iranian-designed Shahed drones.
Navy officers stated coaching instructors and cadets had been killed within the assault on Friday night time. Moscow has not but commented on the reviews, however officers stated air defenses shot down quite a few drones within the area in a single day on Friday.