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Posted on October 23, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleA Russian drone attack on Kyiv injured nine and damaged buildings. The attack is part of a broader campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
KYIV (Reuters) -An overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv wounded nine people and damaged buildings across the city, a senior official in the Ukrainian capital said on Thursday.
Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, said 10 city locations had suffered damage, with two apartment buildings taking direct hits. Photos he posted online showed a car flipped onto its side and buildings with shattered windows.
The capital came under fire for the second successive night in the latest wave of Russian attacks.
The previous strikes targeted power infrastructure, in what Ukrainian officials say is a campaign intended to destroy the energy system as winter approaches. It was not clear what the latest attack sought to hit.
At least seven people - six of them in Kyiv - were killed in attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday that also caused power outages, officials said.
Ukraine's military said Russia had launched 130 drones in its latest attacks since Moscow began its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and that 92 had been shot down.
Russia's Defence Ministry said it had struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian targets. Moscow says Ukrainian energy facilities are a legitimate military target. Both sides deny targeting civilians.
Ukraine has also carried out drone attacks on Russia. In the latest such attacks, Russian officials said an energy facility in the Nizhny Novgorod region had suffered minor damage and an unidentified enterprise was set ablaze in the Ryazan region.
(Reporting by Max Hunder, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
A drone attack refers to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to carry out strikes, often targeting specific locations or infrastructure, resulting in damage or casualties.
Military infrastructure includes facilities and installations used by armed forces, such as bases, weapon storage, and logistics centers, crucial for operational readiness and defense.
Energy infrastructure encompasses the facilities and systems that generate, transmit, and distribute energy, including power plants, electrical grids, and pipelines.
A civilian target refers to non-military locations or individuals that are not involved in armed conflict, which are often protected under international humanitarian law.
A military campaign is a series of coordinated military operations aimed at achieving specific objectives, often involving multiple battles or engagements over a defined period.
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