Local air defence systems intercepted 79 out of 90 Russian drones from Thursday night through Friday morning, according to Ukraine’s air force.
Ukrainian officials reported that Russian drones targeted two civilian ships under foreign flags in the Black Sea on Thursday night.
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Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, indicated that one vessel flying the Saint Kitts and Nevis flag and another registered in Panama were struck, resulting in one fatality and five wounded. Among the injured sailors, one remains in critical condition, Kuleba noted.
«This incident further demonstrates Russia’s campaign against freedom of navigation, global trade routes, and food supply chains,» he stated.
Oleh Kiper, the governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region, reported that the affected vessels had resumed movement.
The attacks occurred during a series of overnight assaults by Russian forces across Ukraine.
According to Kiper, a strike in southern Odesa caused a fire at a truck parking area, killing one person and injuring four others.
In addition, at least four individuals sustained injuries in a separate Russian drone attack against a minibus in Kherson city, located in southern Ukraine.
The Kherson Regional State Administration confirmed that a 46-year-old woman alongside three men aged 67, 46, and 59 were hospitalized after sustaining injuries from blasts and shrapnel caused by the attack.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov added that a guided bomb attack on the Kholodnohirskyi District caused injuries to nine people and inflicted damage on over 40 residential buildings.
Ukraine’s air force reported that their local air defence systems neutralized 79 out of 90 incoming Russian drones between Thursday evening and Friday morning.
This comes after Ukraine launched a significant strike on a Moscow oil refinery early Thursday.
Footage shared on social media showed a massive explosion followed by an extensive fire at the refinery site.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the operation via a message on X, describing it as «an entirely justified reaction to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and communities».
It marked the second attack on the refinery by Kyiv this week, continuing efforts to disrupt Moscow’s energy sector.