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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 18 over past day

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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 18 over past day
The aftermath of Russian attacks against Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Sept. 10-11, 2024. (Governor Vadym Filashkin/Telegram)

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least one person and injured at least 18 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Sept. 11.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 20 of the 25 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force said. Five drones were reportedly "lost" in Ukrainian territory and did not reach their targets.

Russia also attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles, and six Kh-31P anti-radar missiles.

Russian shelling of the village of Khotiivka in Chernihiv Oblast damaged a residential building and injured one civilian, regional authorities said.

A 45-year-old man was injured during the Russian shelling of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of Sept. 10, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

Russian attacks against Donetsk Oblast killed one person and injured another in Hnativka. Two more were wounded in attacks against Novoekonomichne and Dobropillia, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

Russian attacks against Kherson Oblast injured 13 people, said the regional governor, Oleksandr Prokudin. An educational facility, houses, and other civilian property were damaged.

Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Poltava, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts also came under attack but no casualties were reported.

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

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