The key facts

  • Four people were injured in Ukraine: three in the Dnipropetrovsk region, one in the Kyiv region
  • In the Ryazan region there was one casualty, with power lines and a school damaged
  • The sides' assessments differ: Ukraine's General Staff says Russia launched 128 drones, while Russia's Defense Ministry says 496 Ukrainian drones were intercepted

Overnight strikes and casualties

Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight into Thursday, leaving five people injured, according to officials on both sides, Anadolu reports. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, three people were wounded in drone attacks on Dnipro and Samar: private homes were damaged and fires broke out at critical infrastructure facilities, the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, said on Telegram. In the Kyiv region, one person was injured in a strike on logistics infrastructure, and the facility caught fire, the rescue service reported.

The sides' figures on drones

Ukraine's General Staff said Russia launched two missiles and 128 drones, of which 105 were shot down or neutralized. Russia's Defense Ministry, in turn, reported intercepting or destroying 496 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian territory, annexed Crimea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. The sides' figures do not match, and independent verification of the claims is difficult amid the ongoing war.

Consequences in the Ryazan region

In the Ryazan region, one person was injured in a 'massive' drone attack, Governor Pavel Malkov said. According to him, falling debris caused fires at industrial facilities in Ryazan, and power lines were damaged, leaving part of the city without electricity. Windows were shattered at a school, and classes were canceled. In the Ryazan district, private homes were damaged, and in the Rybnoye district a non-residential building caught fire in a residential area.