At least 11 people were died and 30 injured, including five children, in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s eastern city of Dobropillia overnight, stated by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry on Saturday.
Russian forces striked Dobropillia with ballistic missiles, several rockets, and drones, causing damage to eight multi-storey buildings and 30 vehicles, as per the ministry. The attack resulted in the deaths of 11 people, including five children, and left 30 others injured.
“While extinguishing the fire, the occupiers struck again, damaging the fire truck,” stated by the ministry on the Telegram messenger app.
Photographs of partially destroyed buildings engulfed in flames and rescue workers clearing debris were also published by the ministry.
The ministry further claimed that three civilians were died in a separate drone strike on the Kharkiv region in the northeast.
“Such strikes show that Russia’s objectives have not changed. Therefore, it is crucial to continue to do our best to protect lives, strengthen our air defences, and increase sanctions against Russia. Everything that helps Putin finance the war must collapse,” stated by the President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Facebook.
On Friday, Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure in their initial major missile strike since the United States stopped intelligence sharing with Ukraine, piling pressure on Kyiv as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks a swift end to the war.
The stop in United States military support and intelligence may undermine Ukraine’s air defences as it runs low on advanced missiles and struggles to track strikes as effectively, stated by military analysts.
Dobropillia, home to approx 28,000 people prior the war, is in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, 22 kilometres (13.67 miles) from the front line north of the primary hub of Pokrovsk, which the Russian soldiers have been attacking for weeks.
The ministry further stated at least three were died and 7 wounded in a separate drone strike on Kharkiv region overnight.
Ukrainian military stated Russia striked Ukraine overnight with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile as well as 145 drones.
They stated air forces shot down one cruise missile and 79 drones. The military stated another 54 drones did not reach their targets, likely due to electronic countermeasures.
