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Russia Strikes Kyiv for 2nd Night 07/08 06:05
Three people were killed across Ukraine on Wednesday in overnight Russian
attacks, including one in Kyiv, where powerful explosions hit for the second
night in a row.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Three people were killed across Ukraine on Wednesday
in overnight Russian attacks, including one in Kyiv, where powerful explosions
hit for the second night in a row.
Several explosions were heard shortly after midnight, before authorities
issued an air raid alert. It was an unusual sequence of events because warnings
typically precede strikes, giving civilians time to find shelter.
In Kharkiv, two people were killed and 20 others were injured in a series of
overnight strikes, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
Ukraine's Air Force says Russia fired 169 long-range strike drones and seven
missiles, including five ballistics, at the country last night. Air defenses
shot down or jammed 139 drones, and two anti-radar missiles didn't reach their
targets. All five ballistic missiles and 20 drones struck targets at 15
locations, the Air Force said, underscoring the continued strain on Ukraine's
air defenses.
Russia's Defense Ministry said the military carried out a strike on arms
industry facilities in Kyiv overnight, hitting a plant that was manufacturing
components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling mid- and
long-range drones.
The ministry also said air defenses downed 415 Ukrainian drones from late
Tuesday to early Wednesday. Saratov Gov. Roman Busargin said a Ukrainian drone
attack killed one person, injured several others and damaged unspecified
industrial facilities.
Nizhhnekamsk Mayor Radmir Belyayev said Ukrainian drones damaged industrial
facilities in the city and injured several people. Belyayev didn't name the
facilities that were damaged.
Yuri Slyusar, the governor of the Rostov region, said that Ukrainian drones
hit and damaged two oil tankers in Taganrog Bay, injuring two crew members. The
crew of one of the ships had to be evacuated.
Slyusar said that there was no oil spill as the oil tankers heading to the
port of Rostov-on-Don were empty.
In Ukraine, the Russian attacks killed one woman and injured two others in
Kyiv, according to city administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service said the Russian attack on Kyiv damaged
several administrative buildings and warehouses, as well as a garage complex
and several city trams.
In Zaporizhzhia, Russian guided bomb injured elderly man and a woman last
night, regional head Ivan Fedorov said.
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