Four dead from Ukrainian drones and missiles in Russia and Crimea, new bombing of Kharkiv leaves one dead

One person was killed and three injured in Russia’s Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine when three Ukrainian drones attacked the town of Grayvoron, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that air defenses shot down 33 Ukrainian drones overnight over the western Russian regions of Bryansk, Smolensk, Lipetsk and Tula. No casualties or damage were reported.

At least one person was killed and 10 injured in a fresh attack on Kharkiv on Sunday, local authorities said. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the city was attacked with a guided bomb and that around half of Kharkiv was without electricity as a result of the attack.

Sunday’s attacks came after Russia struck Kharkiv with four aerial bombs on Saturday afternoon, hitting a five-story residential building and killing three people. Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said 41 people were still being treated for injuries on Sunday.

In a video address after the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukraine’s partners to strengthen their air defenses.

“Modern air defense systems for Ukraine – such as Patriots, accelerated training of our pilots for the F-16 and, most importantly, sufficient range of our weapons – are really necessary,” he said.

Two people were injured by falling debris when two Russian missiles were fired over the Kyiv region overnight, said Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshuk.

The regional governor of Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk region, Vadym Filashkin, said two people were killed and four injured in the Russian attacks on Saturday.

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