Several Russian regions came under attacks overnight, according to officials
At least one civilian was killed and several others injured as Ukrainian drones targeted multiple regions of Russia overnight, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, local authorities have said.
A woman died in the Rostov Region when a drone crashed into an apartment building in the village of Dolotinka, acting Governor Yury Slyusar confirmed early Friday morning. The two-story, eight-apartment residential block partially collapsed after the impact, killing a retired woman who had worked as a teacher. Twenty residents were evacuated, and emergency teams were dispatched to the site.
The drone raids also affected the Azov and Tarasovsky districts in the Rostov Region. In Azov, a blast shattered windows in a residential building, and another drone’s debris landed on a local stadium. No casualties were reported in those incidents.
At least four explosions were reported in the Moscow Region, north of the capital, where one man sustained minor injuries from shrapnel, according to the head of the Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Oksana Yerokhanova.
The drone strike also damaged critical energy infrastructure, including a substation, resulting in localized power outages, Yerokhanova said. Authorities closed access to several streets as emergency crews responded.
Officials in both regions said Russian air defenses successfully engaged most incoming targets but acknowledged that some drones penetrated the defenses, causing “tragic consequences.”
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials have claimed that the Russian military launched a wave of missile and drone strikes targeting Kiev. Multiple blurred-out videos shared on Ukrainian social media appeared to show the aftermath, with numerous fires lighting up the city skyline.
The Russian Defense Ministry has yet to issue an official statement regarding the latest reported strike. However, it regularly conducts missile and drone operations against Ukrainian military infrastructure, maintaining that it does not target civilians and accusing Kiev of placing air defense systems in densely populated areas.
