Russian attacks kill 2, injure 29 in Ukraine over past day, damage energy infrastructure
Editor's note: The story was updated to include the latest casualty figures and statement from the Energy Ministry and DTEK.
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least two civilians and injured at least 29 others over the past day, regional authorities said on Aug. 27.
Ukrainian forces downed 74 out of the 95 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Twenty-one drones managed to strike at nine different locations.
Russian drones attacked energy and gas transmission infrastructure in the Sumy, Poltava, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the Energy Ministry reported.
"Energy and gas workers are working to restore power and gas supply as quickly as possible," the ministry said, calling the attacks a deliberate effort to destroy Ukraine's infrastructure ahead of the autumn and winter.
Russia also targeted an enrichment facility in Donetsk Oblast, DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, said. The attack destroyed a building and damaged equipment, the statement read.
Russia launched a mass drone attack on Sumy, damaging infrastructure. Authorities reported disruptions to the electricity and water supply in the city.
A drone attack also hit Poltava Oblast, damaging an energy facility, an administrative building, vehicles, and equipment, acting Governor Volodymyr Kohut said.
A 68-year-old woman was injured in a Russian attack on the village of Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv Oblast, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
A Russian attack on Izium injured two more women, aged 70 and 73, in the region, he added.
Russia targeted Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring two women, aged 25 and 52, and an 87-year-old man in the village of Uspenivka, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Two people were killed in Kostiantynivka and Bokove in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said. Twelve more people suffered injuries in the region over the past day.
In Kherson Oblast, Russian forces targeted 36 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson. Eleven people were injured, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
