Key facts
- Russian attacks killed six people across three regions on Friday.
- Three people died in Dnipropetrovsk region, with two near Nikopol.
- Two people were killed in an attack on Zaporizhzhia city.
- One person died in Sumy city following glide bomb attacks.
- An earlier drone attack in Sumy region killed four people in a house.
- Twelve people were injured in Dnipropetrovsk, 17 in Zaporizhzhia, and one in Sumy.
Russian attacks killed six people across three different areas of Ukraine on Friday, regional officials reported. The strikes involved drones, artillery, and bombs. In the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, three people were killed, including two near Nikopol, a town across the Dnipro River from the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Twelve people were injured in the region, according to Regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
Two people were killed in a strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia, a frequent target of recent attacks, said Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov, who reported 17 people injured. In the city of Sumy, near the Russian border, one person died when Russian forces launched glide bombs, stated Regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov. Earlier, prosecutors reported that an overnight Russian drone attack on a house in the northern part of Sumy region killed four people.
Kyiv was observing a day of mourning following a missile and drone attack the previous day that killed at least 30 people, marking the deadliest strike on the city this year.