At least nine people were killed and 61 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine targeting infrastructure and civilian facilities over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian authorities have reported. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 117 drones overnight, including 63 jet-powered drones. Air defenses intercepted 80, while strikes were recorded at 24 locations and falling debris at another 10. The heaviest reported death toll was in the eastern Donetsk region, where Governor Vadym Filashkin said four people were killed and seven injured. In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported 972 strikes on 52 settlements, injuring 15 people, including two children. Further attacks on Friday morning killed a 17-year-old and injured at least four others, bringing the regional toll to one dead and 19 injured. Homes and energy infrastructure hit In the capital Kyiv, three people were injured and 30 evacuated after a Russian strike caused a fire at a hospital. A drone strike on an apartment building in the western city of Rivne injured six people, including two children, local authoritites reported. "Preparations for restoration work are underway,” said Oleksandr Koval, head of the Rivne regional military administration. "The primary task is to do everything necessary so that people can return to their homes as soon as possible," he added. Russian strikes also damaged electricity networks in the central Poltava and Cherkasy regions.
In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported 972 strikes on 52 settlements. (DSNS Zaporizhzhia)
