Russia launched 173 drones against Ukraine overnight, in an attack conducted from seven directions. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a report from the Ukrainian Air Force. According to data released at 8 local time, Ukrainian air defense had shot down or neutralized 134 drones. The regions of Kiev, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia were particularly affected: in the latter region two women died and two other people were injured.
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But Putin's freeze has arrived on the negotiations: "Reconciliation and the proposal to resume negotiations are all options on the table; all this is possible. But, after everything they (the Ukrainians, ed.) have done, we will carefully evaluate what steps to take in this regard. In any case, we will take all decisions, including the possible resumption of the negotiation process, based on Russia's interests", added the Tsar.
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Russian anti-aircraft defenses shot down 645 Ukrainian drones, Moscow's Defense Ministry reported. The attacks caused damage to companies and industrial areas in the south of the country, with an unspecified number killed in the Krasnodar region and five injured in the Rostov region, according to local authorities. In Krasnodar, overlooking the Black Sea, drones damaged two companies, where fires broke out. In the nearby Rostov region, around thirty drones struck several industrial facilities during the night, also damaging residential buildings, a school and a cultural center. Five people were injured. According to media reports, the operation may have targeted a mechanical-optical plant that supplies equipment to the Russian army. The attacks also affected another dozen regions of European Russia, the Crimean peninsula annexed by Moscow and targets in the Black and Azov seas.
Two women died and two other people were injured in a Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing Telegram messages from Ivan Fedorov, co-chairman of the Defense Council of the Zaporizhzhia region, and Mykhailo Semikin, head of the regional military administration. According to authorities, a Russian drone hit a private house, causing its destruction and a fire. The lifeless bodies of two women were found under the rubble. A four-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man were injured. Another site in the city was hit and caught fire, Semikin reported.
A Russian drone attack in Kiev and Kharkiv caused fires in both cities. This was reported by the Ukrainian agency RBC, which cites the Telegram channel of the capital's military administration and the channel of the mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov. The Kiev Regional Emergency Service said an office building in the Solomensky district caught fire following a drone crash, while elsewhere debris fell in an open area. Debris also fell in an open area in the Obolonsky district. At the moment there are no reports of damage or injuries. However, four people were injured in Kharkiv.
A drone attack would have targeted the Ilsky oil refinery in the Russian region of Krasnodar during the night. Footage and local reports released online show a large fire at the plant. This was reported by The Kyiv Independent. The governor of the Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratiev, confirmed that drones attacked the Seversky district, where the refinery is located, and said there were casualties and one person seriously injured. Kondratiev also said that drone debris also damaged a residential building and that fires broke out in two factories in the district.
