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Ukrainian officials say deadly drone attack hits Kyiv region


Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2025.
Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2025.

Ukrainian officials said Wednesday a Russian drone attack killed at least one person and injured two others in the Kyiv region.

Kyiv Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said on Telegram that the attack also damaged five houses and four multi-story residential buildings.

Fragments from destroyed drones damaged apartment buildings, a university building, and a theater in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said Wednesday.

Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it shot down 110 of the 177 drones that Russian forces used in their latest overnight attacks.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday its air defenses destroyed 130 Ukrainian drones, more than half of which were shot down over the Krasnodar region located along the Black Sea.

Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram that the attacks damaged homes in three districts but did not hurt anyone.

Russian air defenses also shot down drones over Russia-occupied Crimea, the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea and Russia’s Bryansk and Kursk regions, the Defense Ministry said.

Some information for this story was provided by Reuters

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