Key facts
- A Russian drone struck a civilian minibus in Nikopol, Ukraine, killing two and injuring at least 12, including two children.
- Across Ukraine, Russian attacks killed at least seven people and injured 89 others in the past day.
- A Ukrainian drone strike killed two people in their car in a Russian border village.
- Russian forces also struck Naftogaz production facilities with ballistic missiles and drones.
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven people and injured at least 89 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on June 27. A Russian drone struck a civilian minibus entering Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing two people and injuring at least 12 others, including two children, Ukraine's National Police reported. Nikopol lies directly across from Russian-occupied Enerhodar and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, making it a frequent target. In other attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, one person was killed and two were injured. Russia launched 129 Shahed-type attack drones overnight, with 113 shot down and 13 striking targets. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, at least one person was killed and 23 others injured. In Sumy Oblast, one person was killed and 14 injured, with nine injured in a separate morning attack. In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed and seven injured. In Kherson Oblast, 13 people were injured. In Kharkiv Oblast, a 79-year-old woman was killed and eight injured. In Chernihiv Oblast, a man was injured and property damaged. Russian forces also struck Naftogaz production facilities with ballistic missiles and drones. President Zelensky stated that Russia had launched around 1,400 attack drones, nearly 1,500 guided aerial bombs, and 19 missiles over the past week, targeting 15 regions.
In the Russian border region of Bryansk, a Ukrainian drone strike killed two people in their car in a village near the border. Russia's Defence Ministry stated that 124 Ukrainian drones had been downed over Russian regions between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported 21 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over the capital during the day. In Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Region, Governor Oleksandr Ganzha said a combined total of more than 40 drone strikes and artillery fire had killed one person and injured one near Nikopol.