The key facts

  • Two killed in Kyiv, one in Bryansk region
  • Russian Defense Ministry: strikes on Poltava, a substation in Kyiv and a vessel bound for Odesa
  • 373 Ukrainian drones intercepted over 15 Russian regions

Casualties on both sides

Three people were killed as a result of overnight attacks in Kyiv and in Russia's Bryansk region, Ukrainian and Russian officials said on Wednesday. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, two people died in the Russian attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday morning.

Fire in a Kyiv high-rise

According to the Ukrainian service's statement, a fire broke out in an apartment on the 20th floor of a high-rise building in Kyiv's Sviatoshyn district, covering about 70 square meters and partially destroying the apartment's structures. Rescuers found the bodies of two people while clearing the rubble.

Strike on a car in Klimovo

Separately, in the settlement of Klimovo in the Bryansk region, a Ukrainian drone struck a civilian car: one person was killed and two were injured, Governor Yegor Kovalev said on the Russian social network Max. According to him, a 19-year-old passenger died from his injuries, while the two other men, both aged 21, sustained shrapnel wounds.

Statements by the Russian Defense Ministry

Russia's Defense Ministry said Russian forces overnight launched drone strikes on logistics centers, port infrastructure, the substations powering them, and vessels carrying military cargo to Ukraine. According to the ministry, a warehouse complex in Poltava where long- and medium-range drones were stored was hit, as well as the 330-kilovolt Nivky substation in Kyiv, and a dry cargo ship heading to the port of Odesa with military cargo for Ukraine. The ministry also reported that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 373 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions overnight.