Key points
- One-year-old child among those killed; Six injured
- Residential homes damaged in northern Ukrainian city
- Strike follows Ukraine’s recent attack on Russian military airbases
KYIV, Ukraine: Russian drone strikes killed five people and wounded six others in the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky, a Ukrainian official said Thursday, according to AFP.
“Five people have been reported dead, including two women and a one-year-old child, who were found under the rubble,” Vyacheslav Chaus, a Chernigiv regional official, wrote on Telegram, adding six people were wounded and hospitalised.
Five people have been reported dead, including two women and a one-year-old child, who were found under the rubble.” – Vyacheslav Chaus, a Chernigiv regional official
“The explosions damaged houses in a residential area,” he said.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, tens of thousands of people have been killed, swaths of eastern and southern Ukraine destroyed, and millions forced to flee their homes.
Drone attack on Russian airbases
Ukraine has retaliated on Russian soil, conducting a dramatic drone attack on Russian military airbases over the weekend, destroying billions of dollars worth of nuclear-capable bombers.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said he will seek revenge for Kyiv’s attack, and has appeared to rule out a ceasefire or direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, AFP reported.
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According to BBC, new satellite images and drone footage show serious damage inflicted on aircraft at several Russian airbases during Ukraine’s surprise drone strike on Sunday.
The images of two Russian airbases in north-western and central Russia, taken on Wednesday morning, show 12 aircraft damaged or destroyed.
Shock incursion
Meanwhile, drone footage, released by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Wednesday, showed attacks on these two bases as well as two more targeted elsewhere.
Ukraine claims that it targeted 41 strategic bombers in the operation, adding that “at least” 13 were destroyed. Security officials say the shock incursion took 18 months to plan and saw many drones smuggled into Russia.
