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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 5, injure 68 over past day

by Kateryna Denisova November 2, 2024 1:13 PM 2 min read
The aftermath of a Russian drone attack on the city of Sum, Ukraine, y on Nov. 2, 2024. (Sumy City Council)
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Russian attacks against Ukraine killed five people and injured 68 others over the past day, regional authorities said on Nov. 2.

Ukrainian forces downed 39 out of 71 Shahed-type drones and other unidentified drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Twenty-one other drones were "lost," and five more flew back towards Russia, it added.

Debris from downed drones damaged residential buildings and an office building in Kyiv during an hours-long attack, local authorities said.

Russian forces also reportedly fired a Kh-31P cruise missile against Ukraine overnight.

Two S-400 missiles hit a police station in Kharkiv, killing police officer Andrii Matvienko. Thirty-six police officers, nine civilians, and one rescuer were injured in the attack, according to the Interior Ministry.

The strikes damaged 20 residential buildings, as well as heating and water supply networks, and 19 vehicles, local authorities said.

Russian forces also attacked a five-story residential building in the town of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring a 44-year-old man and two women aged 68 and 75, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

A Russian drone also hit a residential building in the city of Sumy. At least eight people suffered injuries, local authorities reported.

Four people were killed in the settlements of Sukhi Yaly, Yuriivka and Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said. Four more people were injured in the region over the past day.

In Kherson Oblast, Russian forces targeted 15 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson. Seven people were injured, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

As drone strikes surge, Russia’s next mass missile attack on Kyiv likely imminent, experts and weary residents say
Russia’s aerial attacks against Kyiv have changed dramatically in recent weeks, becoming far more frequent yet far less destructive. Moscow has ramped up drone strikes on the capital — which overnight on Oct. 31 was attacked for the 20th time this month — and the rest of the country, while dialing…
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