Key facts
- At least five people were killed and 99 injured across Ukraine in the past day due to Russian attacks.
- Chernihiv Oblast was heavily targeted with 45 attacks, resulting in 38 injuries.
- Russian forces used an Iskander-M ballistic missile, a Kh-31P guided missile, and 150 drones.
- Ukrainian air defenses downed or suppressed 124 drones.
- Strikes were recorded in 17 locations across Ukraine.
- Civilian casualties were reported in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Kyiv regions.
Russian forces launched a significant wave of attacks across Ukraine over the past day, resulting in at least five deaths and 99 injuries. Chernihiv Oblast was particularly hard-hit, with Governor Viacheslav Chaus reporting 45 attacks and 38 injuries. These strikes followed Ukraine's Independence Day commemorations.
According to Ukraine's Air Force, the attacks included an Iskander-M ballistic missile, a Kh-31P guided missile, and approximately 150 drones. As of 9 a.m., air defenses had successfully downed or suppressed 124 drones, but strikes were still recorded at 17 locations and the attack was ongoing at the time of the report.
In the city of Chernihiv, a strike on a high-rise residential building injured 25 people and damaged over 20 cars. Later, a Russian attack drone hit a building housing telecommunications operators in Mena, injuring 12 people, including four teenagers. Governor Chaus described the strike on the city center as "absolutely cynical" and targeting purely civilian objects.
Overnight, Russian forces also used Gerbera and Geran-type drones in Koriukivka, damaging businesses and infrastructure, and injuring a 15-year-old girl. Other targets in Chernihiv Oblast included a woodworking enterprise, a landscape park, and open areas, with critical infrastructure also hit.
Civilian casualties were reported in other regions as well. In Kherson Oblast, two people were killed and 23 injured. Zaporizhzhia Oblast reported two deaths and one injury. Kharkiv Oblast saw one death and 13 injuries. Donetsk Oblast reported 15 injuries, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast three injuries, and Sumy Oblast five civilian injuries, including a 14-year-old girl. In Kyiv, debris from a drone strike hit a residential building, injuring one woman.