Russian drone attacks wound 11 in Kyiv as strikes disrupt Ukraine
Russian drone and missile strikes wounded 11 people in Kyiv, killed two in Dnipro and cut power to more than 350,000 homes in Odesa region.
Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian drones struck central Kyiv on Wednesday morning, wounding 11 people and damaging residential and university buildings on the seventh day of nearly continuous attacks on the city. The wider wave of Russian strikes also killed two people in Dnipro and damaged power facilities in the Odesa region.
Kyiv attack
Explosions were heard across central Kyiv on Wednesday morning as air defences targeted incoming drones. Moscow’s air campaign against Kyiv and the surrounding region has killed dozens of civilians and disrupted logistics, as Ukraine seeks to intercept waves of jet-powered drones.
A downtown university was hit while students were in class, forcing about 160 people to seek shelter, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Energy and infrastructure concerns
Ukraine is preparing for a new season of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure amid a shortage of U.S.-designed missile interceptors needed to counter ballistic missiles.
Earlier on Wednesday, Russian missiles and drones struck power facilities in the southern Odesa region, authorities said. More than 350,000 homes lost electricity.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said late on Tuesday that he had ordered Russian forces to prepare a new campaign of “massive” strikes.
“Unfortunately, there has been far too little response from the world and its most influential leaders to this latest Russian escalation of strikes,” Zelenskiy wrote on X.
Dnipro casualties
In the southeastern city of Dnipro, Russian strikes killed two people and wounded eight others, according to the regional governor. Food warehouses and educational buildings were damaged.
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