Russia launches 193 drones at Ukraine, injuring 12 people in Kharkiv
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Zambian Observer
Russia launched 193 drones against Ukraine overnight from 1 to 2 November, and Ukrainian defences neutralised or jammed 154 of them by 08:00. The strikes injured 12 people, including a child, in a residential building in Vasyshcheve, Kharkiv region, according to Ukrainian authorities cited by the Zambian Observer.
Russia launched 193 drones against Ukraine overnight from 1 to 2 November, including 75 jet-powered Shahed drones. Ukrainian air defences had destroyed or neutralised 154 by 08:00, including 58 jet-powered aircraft, reports the Zambian Observer.
Impacts were recorded at 26 sites and debris at nine others. In Vasyshcheve, in Kharkiv region, a strike damaged a five-storey residential building and injured 12 people, including a child. Rescuers freed two residents trapped in a flat on the top floor.
Four people were also injured in Odessa and another in the region. The strikes damaged homes, a gas pipeline and a garage, while a bakery was destroyed and warehouses set on fire. In Nikopol district, drones and artillery injured a man during nearly 30 attacks.
Emergency power cuts were introduced in Kyiv and several regions after the electricity network was affected by the strikes. Russia had launched 433 drones against Ukraine on 1 November, while a separate attack killed one person in Sumy on 2 November.
