Russian Drone Strike in Ukraine Leaves 3 Dead and 10 Injured
A Russian drone attack on a residential building in Pavlohrad, a city in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, has resulted in the deaths of three people, including a child, and injured ten others. The attack comes amidst escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, with the US president, Donald Trump, rebuking Russian leader Vladimir Putin for a deadly missile and drone attack on Kyiv.
Key Takeaways:
- A Russian drone strike killed three people, including a child and a 76-year-old woman, and injured ten others in Pavlohrad, Ukraine.
- The attack occurred overnight, with 103 Shahed and decoy drones fired at five Ukrainian regions, causing damage to civilian infrastructure but no casualties in the north-eastern Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
- Russian forces launched a barrage on Kyiv, killing at least 12 people and injuring 87, in the deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since July.
- US president Donald Trump rebuked Russian president Vladimir Putin for the deadly attack on Kyiv, calling it "not necessary, and very bad timing".
- Russian authorities blamed Ukraine for the killing of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on December 17.
- The Russian military has used Thursday's Kyiv attack as cover to launch almost 150 assaults on Ukrainian positions along the roughly 620-mile front line.
Statistics:
- 103: Number of drones fired by Russian forces at five Ukrainian regions overnight.
- 12: Number of people killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv.
- 87: Number of people injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv.
- 3: Number of people killed in the Russian drone strike on Pavlohrad.
- 10: Number of people injured in the Russian drone strike on Pavlohrad.
- 620 miles: Length of the front line along the Ukrainian-Russia border.
- 5000 soldiers: Estimated number of soldiers dying per week in the ongoing conflict.
Sources:
- Illia Novikov
- Telegram (Serhii Lysak)
- Ukraine's air force
- Russian air force
- US president Donald Trump (Truth Social)