Russia launches missiles, drones towards multiple Ukrainian cities, injuring at least 4
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Russia launched its latest large-scale attack on Ukraine overnight on April 25, striking multiple cities with missile and drones, and injuring at least four people, officials reported.
Multiple explosions were heard in the cities of Kharkiv and Dnipro beginning around 3:30 a.m. local time amid reports that Russia had launched multiple ballistic missiles and dozens of attack drones targeting regions across the country.
Explosions later rang out in Bila Tserkva, a city in Kyiv Oblast, around 4:50 a.m.
Ukraine's Air Force warned of Russian drone swarms targeting multiple regions overnight, including Kyiv Oblast. Air raid alerts were declared for all regions of the country around 3:45 a.m. amid the ballistic missile threat.
In Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terehov reported that missile strike landed near a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city, adding that public transport stop was destroyed in the attack.
In Dnipro, photos posted to social media appear to show multiple fires burning in the city.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported that a four-storey building had been struck in the city, as well as an unspecified "industrial infrastructure facility," amid the attack.
At least four people between the ages of 41 and 58 have been hospitalized in the attack, Hanzha added.
The full extent of the damage caused was not immediately clear.
In response to the Russian attack on Ukraine, Poland's Air Force said it scrambled Polish and allied fighter jets to protect Polish air space.
Russia regularly strikes Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings and energy infrastructure, as it continues to wage its war.
In Moscow's most recent large-scale attack on Ukraine on April 16, Russia launched a total of 19 ballistic missiles, 25 cruise missiles, and 659 drones in what marked one of the deadliest Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians of 2026. The attack killed at least 17 people and injuring over 100 in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa.
