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Updated: Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 4, injure 16 over past day

by Tim Zadorozhnyy December 5, 2024 10:49 AM  (Updated: ) 2 min read
The aftermath of Russian attacks against Kharkiv Oblast on Dec. 5, 2024. (Governor Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram)
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Editor's note: The article was updated with casualties from Kherson Oblast.

Russian attacks over the past day killed at least four people and injured 16 others across Ukraine, regional authorities reported on Dec. 5.

Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted 30 of 44 Russian drones launched overnight. Russia also fired two Iskander-M ballistic missiles during the assault, the Air Force reported.

In Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian strike hit a residential area, killing a 40-year-old man. His mother and another woman suffered acute stress reactions. In Kupiansk, a drone strike wounded a 65-year-old man, who was hospitalized, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed an 88-year-old woman and injured a 64-year-old man. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, the attack also damaged private homes and vehicles.

In Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces wounded four residents—three in Kostiantynivka and one in Shevchenkove, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

Russian attacks against Kherson Oblast killed two people and injured 10 over the past day, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

Ukraine’s Air Force and Defense Forces intercepted drones targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa oblasts, where no casualties were reported.

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