Russian drone attacks kill 9 and injure 61 across Ukraine
A fire broke out at a Kyiv hospital after overnight drone strikes.
Russian strikes killed 9 people and injured 61 across Ukraine over the past day, authorities reported, with an overnight drone attack causing a fire at a hospital in Kyiv.
The attacks triggered a hospital blaze in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District. Three people were injured and 30 others were evacuated after the fire.
Ukrainian forces said Russian troops launched 117 long-range attack drones overnight on Nov. 13, including 63 jet-powered drones. As of 7:30 a.m. local time, Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 80 drones, including 39 jet-powered ones. Drone impacts were recorded at 24 locations, and falling debris was reported at ten locations.
Outside the capital, regional officials reported casualties in multiple oblasts. In Donetsk Oblast, four people were killed and seven injured, including three deaths in the city of Kramatorsk. In Kharkiv Oblast, attacks hit nine settlements, injuring eight people, including an 11-year-old and two 16-year-olds.
In Odesa Oblast, two attacks were reported, including a strike on a residential building that killed two people and injured five. In Rivne Oblast, an apartment building attack injured six people, including two children. In Sumy Oblast, a drone strike killed two men and attacks injured one other person.
In Zaporizhzhzhia Oblast, the region reported 972 strikes across 52 settlements, injuring 15 people including two children. A further strike around 6:30 a.m. local time killed a 17-year-old and injured at least four others.
The reports also cited damage to power grids and other civilian infrastructure across several regions, including educational facilities, warehouses, and energy facilities, with some areas left without electricity.
Authorities did not report arrests or a criminal investigation in this update.
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Source:
The Kyiv Independent