Russia launched a wave of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine overnight into Wednesday, killing at least four civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure in multiple regions, local authorities reported.
In Kharkiv Oblast, Russian drones struck the settlement of Korotych, killing an 81-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Eleven others, including a two-month-old baby and an eight-year-old girl, suffered acute stress reactions and received medical assistance. The attack damaged 13 private homes, a vehicle, and an outbuilding destroyed by fire .
In Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported one death and 21 injuries from drone strikes on residential districts and transport infrastructure on Tuesday. A 24-story apartment building in the Sviatoshynskyi district was hit, sparking a fire, while another drone struck a transport facility in Solomianskyi district early Wednesday .
A Russian drone also hit a university building in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, injuring three people, including a 16-year-old, according to regional Governor Vitalii Diakivnych. The strike triggered a fire, and emergency services responded to the scene .
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, four S-300 missiles, and 98 drones overnight, including approximately 70 Shahed-type attack drones. By 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Ukrainian defenses had downed or suppressed 58 drones, but missiles and 37 attack drones struck 10 locations, with debris falling at two additional sites .
