The key facts

  • Three people were killed and six injured in the Obukhiv district of Kyiv region
  • Five people were injured in a drone attack on Izium in Kharkiv region
  • Russia's Defense Ministry reported strikes on Khmelnytskyi, Kovel, Reni and the port of Odesa, and the interception of 136 drones

Casualties in Kyiv and Kharkiv regions

Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported on Tuesday that three people were killed and 11 more injured as a result of Russian attacks on the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions. According to the service, in the Obukhiv district of the Kyiv region a production and warehouse building was struck: three people were killed and six injured. The resulting fire was extinguished, and rescuers continued clearing the rubble. In the north-eastern Kharkiv region, according to the service, five people were injured in a drone attack on the city of Izium.

Statement by Russia's Defense Ministry

Russia's Defense Ministry, for its part, said its forces struck Ukrainian logistics and port infrastructure, as well as cargo ships used to transport military and dual-use cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the ministry, a logistics center in Khmelnytskyi, a transport and logistics center in Kovel in the Volyn region, and three cargo ships unloading supplies at the port of Reni in the Odesa region were hit. The ministry also stated that a vessel carrying military cargo heading to the port of Odesa was hit.

Drone interceptions

Russia's Defense Ministry added that overnight, air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 136 Ukrainian drones in 15 Russian regions. Both sides cite their own figures; the published reports contain no independent confirmation of the information provided.