Russia and Ukraine exchanged accusations Thursday following overnight airstrikes that injured several people and damaged civilian and industrial facilities in both countries.
In Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said three people were injured after Russian strikes hit an industrial facility and another enterprise, including one site in Kryvyi Rih. Authorities in Zaporizhzhia also reported three injuries, while industrial and energy facilities were damaged in Poltava.
Kyiv and surrounding areas were targeted by Russian drones and ballistic missiles, according to Kyiv City Military Administration chief Tymur Tkachenko. Two people were injured, while warehouses in Boryspil and Fastiv were damaged and a fire broke out at one facility.
In Odesa, a 16-story residential building, two educational institutions and a private home were damaged in what officials described as a large-scale combined attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed new European support for strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses.
Ukraine’s Air Force said it intercepted 222 of 258 drones and eight missiles launched by Russia overnight.
Russia’s Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said its forces attacked Ukrainian military-industrial, metallurgical, oil-refining and logistics facilities in several cities. It also reported strikes on port infrastructure in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Reni, which Moscow said was being used to transport military supplies and fuel.
Russia also reported Ukrainian drone attacks. Its Defense Ministry claimed that air defenses destroyed 267 Ukrainian drones across 13 regions and over surrounding seas and Crimea.
Russian e-commerce company Ozon said its logistics centers in Orenburg and Ufa were targeted. No injuries were initially reported, although the Ufa facility suffered minor damage and temporarily stopped accepting shipments from local sellers.
Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian logistics facilities, arguing that companies such as Ozon and Wildberries contribute to Russia’s military supply network. Moscow rejects the claim and maintains that the facilities are civilian.
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