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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 7, injure 50 over past day

by Kateryna Denisova October 2, 2024 11:08 AM 2 min read
The aftermath of a Russian attack on the Izmail district in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, overnight on Oct. 2, 2024. (Oleh Kiper/Telegram)
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Russian attacks against Ukraine killed seven people and injured 50 others over the past day, regional authorities said on Oct. 2.

Ukrainian forces downed 11 out of 32 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Ten more drones were "lost" due to electronic warfare and four others flew back towards Russia, it added.

Russian drones attacked port and border infrastructure near the town of Izmail in southern Odesa Oblast, injuring two truck drivers, Governor Oleh Kiper said. One of the victims is a citizen of Turkey.

According to authorities, Russia targeted an international ferry crossing point across the Ukrainian-Romanian state border. The work of the Orlivka crossing point was temporarily suspended, Kiper said.

A Russian attack on Odesa Oblast damaged an international ferry crossing point across the Ukrainian-Romanian state border overnight on Oct. 2, 2024. (Oleh Kiper/Telegram)

In Kharkiv Oblast, five people, including a 14-year-old boy, were injured in a Russian guided aerial bomb attack on the town of Derhachi, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

Russian forces also attacked the town of Kupiansk, injuring a man and a woman.

One person was killed and 25 suffered injuries in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Russia launched at least six guided aerial bombs against Zaporizhzhia, damaging apartment buildings and houses. Among the wounded were three children aged nine, 10, and 12.

Five people were injured in the villages of Chernihivka and Dovha Balka as well as in the town of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

A market and a public transport stop came under Russian attack in the city of Kherson. Six people were killed and six others injured, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

Five more people suffered injuries after Russian attacks on other settlements in Kherson Oblast over the past day.

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