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Russian drone attacks on Ukraine kill three, including mother and child
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Posted on February 9, 2026
2 min readLast updated: February 9, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 9, 2026
2 min readLast updated: February 9, 2026
A Russian drone attack on Odesa, Ukraine, killed one person and injured two, damaging infrastructure, according to Governor Oleh Kiper.
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russian overnight drone attacks killed at least three people, including a mother and her 10-year-old son in Ukraine's east and south, regional officials and prosecutors said on Monday.
The boy and his mother were killed in the attack on a residential area of the town of Bohodukhiv in the eastern Kharkiv region, the regional prosecutor's office said.
Six people were hurt in the attack on the region, which has been a frequent target of attacks in the nearly four-year war that started with Russian invasion in 2022, it added.
A "massive" Russian drone attack on the southern port city of Odesa killed one and injured two others, regional governor Oleh Kiper said.
Residential infrastructure and a gas pipeline were also damaged, Kiper added on the Telegram messaging app.
Nine people, including a 13-year-old girl, were injured in a drone attack in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, its governor, Oleksandr Hanzha, said.
The attack caused a fire in a three-storey building, destroying the roof, he added.
(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Sonali Paul and Stephen Coates)
A drone strike is an attack carried out by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can deliver weapons or explosives to a target, often used in military operations.
Infrastructure damage refers to harm inflicted on essential physical structures and facilities, such as roads, bridges, and utilities, which are crucial for a community's functionality.
A regional governor is an official who governs a specific area or region, overseeing local administration and implementing policies at the regional level.
In military terms, a casualty refers to a person who is killed, wounded, or missing in action during a conflict or military operation.
A gas pipeline is a system of pipes used to transport natural gas from production sites to consumers, often involving extensive infrastructure for distribution.
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