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At least 1 killed, 13 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day

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At least 1 killed, 13 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Residents walking on a street in the frontline town of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, on Nov. 12, 2025 (Iryna Rybakova/93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar"/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian attacks have killed at least one person and injured at least 13 others over the past day, local authorities said on Nov. 22.

Russian troops launched one ballistic missile and 104 Shahed-type drones at Ukraine overnight, of which 89 drones were downed by the air defense, the Air Force reported on Nov. 22.

In eastern Donetsk Oblast, regional governor Vadym Filashkin said one person was killed and another was injured over the past day.

In northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said a 50-year-old and 61-year-old man were injured.

In central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, regional governor Vladyslav Haivanenko said a 57-year-old woman was injured.

In southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said that a 49-year-old woman was injured.

In southern Kherson Oblast, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said six people were injured.

In southern Odesa Oblast, regional governor Oleh Kiper said that an overnight Russian strike injured two people.

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Asami Terajima

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Asami Terajima is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent covering Ukrainian military affairs and front-line developments. She is the co-author of the weekly War Notes newsletter. She previously worked as a business reporter for the Kyiv Post, focusing on international trade, infrastructure, investment, and energy. Originally from Japan, Terajima moved to Ukraine during childhood and completed her bachelor's degree in Business Administration in the U.S. She is the winner of the Thomson Reuters Foundation's Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism 2023 (Local Reporter category) and the George Weidenfeld Prize, awarded as part of Germany's Axel Springer Prize 2023. She was also featured on the Media Development Foundation's 2023 "25 under 25: Young and Bold" list of emerging media makers in Ukraine. She is among the finalists for the U.K.'s One World Media Award 2026 in the Print category and the French Bayeux Calvados-Normandy award 2025 for war correspondents in the Young Reporter category.

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