In Kyiv, a five-story residential building in the Dnipro district was hit, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The first floor of the building was partially destroyed, and a fire broke out in the basement. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported four injured people, three of whom were hospitalized, and another 15 residents were evacuated. A warehouse in the Holosiivskyi district of the city was also targeted in the attack.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Pavlohrad were attacked with ballistic missiles, said regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha. In Dnipro, warehouses and one industrial enterprise were attacked. According to Hanzha, four people were killed and six more were injured. He noted that people may be trapped under the rubble of the destroyed facility.
Head of the Defense Council of Kryvyi Rih Oleksandr Vilkul said that after the ballistic missile strike, Russian military attacked the same targets with cruise missiles. According to him, there were no casualties or injuries in Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that overnight the air defense system intercepted 186 aerial targets over Ukrainian territory, including 177 drones, eight jet-powered drones, and one cruise missile. According to them, the Russian army launched 220 drones, four Kalibr cruise missiles, Oniks anti-ship missiles, and Iskander-M/S-400/KH-23 ballistic missiles. Hits were recorded at 22 locations, and debris fell in four.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that during the massive strike, enterprises of the metallurgical and chemical industries, the fuel and energy and military-industrial complexes, as well as port infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Odesa regions were hit. The ministry also mentioned “sea vessels involved in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, but did not provide other details.
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