Russia’s drone attack kills 3 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region By Reuters

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a barrage of drones in an in a single day assault on Ukraine on Friday, killing three civilians and damaging residential and business buildings, officers mentioned.

The inside ministry mentioned that drone particles had killed two males and a lady within the central Kyiv area, and that one other individual was injured. The assault broken a multi-story residential condominium constructing, eight non-public homes, business buildings, and several other non-public automobiles, Kyiv regional officers mentioned.

The Ukrainian air power mentioned that air defence models and cell drone looking teams shot down 25 of 58 Russian drones and 27 different drones had been “misplaced”, referring to Kyiv’s use of digital {hardware} to redirect them.

Because the battle approaches the three-year mark, Russia has stepped up its air assaults on Ukraine, sending dozens of drones virtually each night time.

Ukrainian officers have mentioned that Russian forces launched greater than 7,000 drones in 2024, at the least twice as many as in 2023. Most had been shot down or redirected by digital warfare, however many nonetheless hit their targets.

Moscow denies concentrating on civilians.