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Russian drone attacks injure 4 in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv oblasts, spark fires at infrastructure facilities

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Russian drone attacks injure 4 in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv oblasts, spark fires at infrastructure facilities
First responders work at the site of Russia's attack in Kyiv Oblast overnight on Nov. 5. (Chris Occhicone / The Kyiv Independent) 

Russian drone attacks on Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv oblasts injured at least four people and sparked fires at critical and logistics infrastructure facilities, local authorities reported.

Russian forces targeted the cities of Dnipro and Samar in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring three people, according to the regional military administration.

In Dnipro, the attacks set fire to the roof of a house and several garages. Fires also broke out at critical infrastructure facilities, with emergency services responding to the affected sites.

Ukraine's Air Force warned throughout the night of Russian drones heading toward Dnipro and the surrounding region.

In Kyiv Oblast, a Russian attack struck what appeared to be a building materials warehouse in Bucha district, sparking a fire, the Kyiv Independent observed at the scene.

Ukraine's State Emergency Service confirmed at around 7 a.m. local time that logistics infrastructure had been targeted. Firefighters from Bucha and other districts were deployed to extinguish the blaze.

One man was injured in the Kyiv Oblast attack, while no fatalities have been reported, according to preliminary information.

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Olena Goncharova

Special Correspondent

Olena Goncharova is the Special Correspondent for the Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent. She first joined the Kyiv Post, Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper, as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months. The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia.

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