Russia carried out a large aerial assault throughout central and jap Ukraine in a single day, killing at the very least 4 individuals and injuring 26 others, in keeping with Ukrainian authorities.
The Ukrainian Air Power stated in a Telegram publish Saturday morning that Russia in a single day had launched 503 projectiles — 458 drones and 45 missiles — of which 415 had been shot down whereas the remaining 78 struck 25 completely different areas throughout Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in a Telegram publish Saturday morning that the targets of the most recent Russian strikes “stay the identical: abnormal life, residential buildings, our power system, and infrastructure.”
Town of Dnipro was hit arduous, with three individuals killed and one other 11 injured there, in keeping with the regional navy administration, which stated kids had been among the many casualties. A drone struck an residence constructing within the metropolis. Three extra had been injured within the close by Samarskyi district of the broader Dnipropetrovsk area, authorities stated.
Within the Kharkiv area, at the very least one individual was killed within the village of Rokytne; eight others had been injured within the suburbs of Kharkiv metropolis; one individual was injured in close by Chuhuiv; and one other was injured within the village of Hrushivka, in keeping with the regional navy administration. The mayor of Kharkiv stated in a Telegram publish Saturday morning that the town is going through a big electrical energy scarcity.
Residence buildings hit throughout a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine November 8, 2025.
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Moreover, one individual was injured within the Poltava area and one other individual was injured within the neighboring Kyiv area, in keeping with the respective regional navy administrations. The strikes on the Poltava area focused power infrastructure amenities, chopping off electrical energy, water and heating to some communities, authorities stated.
The Russian strikes mark the ninth large-scale assault on Ukraine’s gasoline infrastructure for the reason that begin of October, in keeping with Ukrainian state-run power agency Naftogaz, which in a Telegram publish Saturday morning accused Russian of intentionally “concentrating on enterprises that present Ukrainians with gasoline and warmth” through the winter months.
The Russian Ministry of Protection confirmed in a Telegram publish Saturday morning that it had focused Ukrainian navy and power infrastructure in an in a single day assault. The “huge strike” was carried out in response to “Ukraine’s terrorist assaults on civilian targets in Russia,” in keeping with the Russian protection ministry.
