Key facts
- Russia attacked Ukrainian cities, killing one person and injuring others.
- Russian forces attacked an industrial park near Korosten, west of Kyiv, killing one person.
- One person was injured in a strike on a non-residential building in Kyiv.
- Russian forces attacked a market in Zaporizhzhia, causing a large fire.
- Two people were injured in a Russian attack in Dnipro.
- Moscow reported downing 29 Ukrainian drones.
- A Ukrainian drone strike on trucks in eastern Donetsk Region killed three people and injured 10 others.
- Russian forces attacked the northeastern Ukrainian city of Balakliia on Friday, killing two people and wounding two.
- The attack on Balakliia triggered a fire in a suburb and damaged private homes.
Russian forces continued a barrage of attacks on Ukrainian cities on Friday, with missiles striking the capital Kyiv and the southern port of Odesa. Mayor Vitali Klitschko of Kyiv reported that air defence units were engaged against Russian missiles, and Reuters witnesses heard explosions in the capital. The military authorities later lifted the air alert. In Odesa, regional Governor Oleh Kiper stated that Russian forces launched two strikes on the city centre, wounding 10 people and damaging an administrative building and vehicles.
Russian forces attacked the northeastern Ukrainian city of Balakliia on Friday, killing two people and wounding two, the head of the city's military administration, Vitali Karabanov, said. He stated on Telegram that the attack triggered a fire in one of the city's suburbs and damaged private homes. Balakliia, in the Kharkiv region, was captured by Russian forces early in the full-scale invasion but retaken by Ukrainian troops later in 2022.
Earlier, one person was killed in an attack on an industrial park near Korosten in the Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, according to regional governor Vitali Bunechko. In Zaporizhzhia, Governor Ivan Fedorov said Russian forces attacked a market, causing a large fire. Another Russian attack in Dnipro injured two people.
Meanwhile, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that 29 Ukrainian drones heading for the capital and its surrounding region were downed by air defense units. In eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Region, Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian-held parts, said a Ukrainian drone strike on trucks killed three people and injured 10 others.