Russia Increases Daytime Attacks on Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro; Casualties Reported
Escalation of Russian Strikes and Impact on Ukrainian Cities
Overview of Recent Attacks
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Russian forces continued a barrage of attacks on Ukrainian cities on Thursday, including a strike on an industrial park west of Kyiv that killed one person, a local official said.
Russia's military had previously carried out most of its attacks at night, but in recent weeks it has expanded them to daylight hours.
Strikes on Kyiv and Surrounding Regions
Vitali Bunechko, governor of Zhytomyr region, said the industrial park strike occurred near the town of Korosten.
The Ukrainian capital underwent a series of air alerts through the day and its mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said one strike hit a non-residential building, injuring one person.
Attacks in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro
In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said Russian forces attacked a market, triggering a large blaze.
Pictures posted on social media showed the fire reducing the area to charred ruins. No casualties were recorded.
A Russian attack also caused a fire in the southeastern city of Dnipro, injuring two people.
Russian and Ukrainian Drone Activity
Drone Strikes on Moscow
In Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin issued a series of statements saying a total of 29 Ukrainian drones heading for the Russian capital had been downed through the day.
Drones targeting Moscow or the surrounding region are routinely intercepted by Russian air defence units.
Ukrainian Drone Strikes in Donetsk Region
Casualties and Damage
The head of Russian-held parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Region, Denis Pushilin, said a Ukrainian drone strike on trucks had killed three people, with 10 others injured by strikes or detonations.
(Reporting by Ron Popeski, Editing by Franklin Paul and Jonathan Spicer )
