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Updated: Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure more than 100 over past day

by Martin Fornusek and The Kyiv Independent news desk September 7, 2024 9:51 AM  (Updated: ) 2 min read
The aftermath of a Russian missile attack against Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Sept. 7, 2024. (Governor Serhii Lysak/Telegram)
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Editor's note: The article was updated with the latest casualty figures in Pavlohrad.

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people and injured 105, including children, regional authorities reported early on Sept. 7.

Ukrainian air defenses downed 58 of the 67 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force said.

Three drones were "lost" on Ukrainian territory, likely due to electronic warfare means, while six others flew to Russia, Belarus, and the occupied parts of Luhansk Oblast, according to the report.

Russia attacked Kyiv with drones in the early hours of Sept. 7, causing debris to land near several residential buildings and possibly a kindergarten, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported.

Several buildings were damaged by falling debris elsewhere in Kyiv Oblast. No casualties were reported.

Russia launched a ballistic missile attack against the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Sept. 6, killing one person, injuring 82, and damaging a residential building, authorities said.

Seven children were among the injured. Sixty residents remain hospitalized, and a 69-year-old man is in a serious condition, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

A 49-year-old man was also injured during attacks against the Nikopol district.

Russian attacks against Donetsk Oblast killed three people and injured three others, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin.

Two of the fatalities were reported in Toretsk and one in Raihorodok. The injuries occurred in Izmailivka, Hirnyk, and Kurakhove.

In Kharkiv Oblast, eight people were injured by Russian attacks over the past day, said Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor.

An attack against the town of Liubotyn injured six people, including two girls aged 14 and 16. A 46-year-old man was injured in an attack against the village of Solonytsivska, and an 88-year-old woman was wounded in an attack against Kupiansk.

Russian attacks against Kherson Oblast injured seven people, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. A critical infrastructure facility, a shop, a multi-story building, and 11 houses were damaged.

In Sumy Oblast, Russian attacks against the Krasnopillia community with mortars, bombs, and drones killed one person and injured four, the regional military administration said.

Chernihiv, Khmelnytskyi, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Rivne, Poltava, and Cherkasy oblasts also came under attack but no casualties were reported.

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