One of the targets of the attack was Kiev. Explosions are heard in the capital of Ukraine.
The Khmelnytskyi region further west also reports three injured. The drone strikes continue, said Serhij Ťurin from the local military office.
Russian forces have been attacking Odessa since Wednesday morning. Groups of drones are launched from the Black Sea and attack in different areas. Fires broke out in the city, the first information mentions two injuries.
Zaporozhye reported the dead, where Russia attacked with KAB-500KR aerial bombs, which is an optically guided bomb of the “shoot and forget” type.
In the Rivne region, a residential building was hit and three people died, said the head of the regional administration, Koval. Other people are injured.
“This time, the drones are moving along the border of Belarus at a distance of five to ten kilometers, and the Russians are launching them literally one after the other, a huge number,” said Serhiy Beskrestnov, an expert on electronic warfare and an adviser to the Ukrainian defense minister.
The goal is to overload air defense so that as many drones as possible penetrate deep into Ukrainian territory in the west.
🤬 A swarm of drones is over Ukraine — more than 250 UAVs detected
New launches have been recorded from multiple directions.
Explosions are being heard in Kyiv.
The attack may continue throughout the entire day. pic.twitter.com/1e2gunBlYw
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In the next wave of attacks, missiles, including ballistic missiles, should come next. According to military observer Denys Popovyč, another attack may come on Thursday night. In the newspaper Ukrainska pravda, he indicated that the target of the attack could be water facilities.
The Polish army said that it sent fighter jets and helicopters into the air as a precaution during the Russian attack on Ukraine, Reuters reported.
Russia has been waging war against Ukraine for the fifth year, which includes air attacks from both sides deep in the enemy’s territory.
From Saturday to Monday, the cease-fire announced by US President Donald Trump and confirmed by Moscow and Kyiv was in effect. Although neither side reported large-scale airstrikes during the ceasefire, both Kiev and Moscow said fighting continued along the front line and accused each other of drone and artillery attacks, Reuters wrote.
