MOSCOW: Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early on Monday, killing five people including a child, according to Russian officials. The attack also set buildings ablaze, among them an apartment block and warehouses, officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had struck an export terminal in the western Rostov region, as well as oil facilities in the Yaroslavl and Udmurtia regions far from the front line. "Last night, our long-range sanctions were effective in the Rostov region. An export terminal approximately 250 kilometres from the front line was hit," Zelensky said. "Deep strikes also targeted oil facilities in the Yaroslavl region and the Udmurt Republic, which is 1,300 kilometres from Ukraine's state border," he added.
The five reported killed were all in Russia's Rostov region bordering Ukraine. Among the dead were a married couple and a child, while the attack damaged multiple buildings including a homeless shelter, regional governor Yuri Slyusar said. In the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Ukrainian drones wounded 12 people including two children and set fire to an apartment building, regional authorities said. Russian air defences intercepted 276 drones during the night, Russia's defence ministry said. — AFP
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