Russian Overnight Attacks Kill At Least 2, Injure 15 in Ukraine

Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day have killed at least two civilians and injured at least 15, regional authorities announced early on January 10.

Ukraine’s Air Force said it intercepted 94 of the 121 drones launched by Russia overnight. In addition, Russia fired one ballistic missile from its Kursk region, The Caspian Post reports, citing Kyiv Independent.

In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported that an overnight drone attack injured three people and caused power outages as well as damage to civilian infrastructure. DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, said 100,000 families were left without power. Temperatures are near freezing and are forecast to drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) tomorrow. The overnight attack followed a drone strike on January 9 that killed a 43-year-old man, according to Hanzha.

In Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed one civilian and injured two others, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

Russia also shelled populated areas at least 743 times in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in the past day, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov, injuring three people. In Kharkiv Oblast, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said shelling injured a 56-year-old woman.