A Russian overnight aerial strike killed one person, wounded at least 18, and struck a U.S. electronics manufacturer in western Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said.
According to emergency services and local authorities in the western Zakarpattia region, a missile attack injured 15 people and destroyed storage facilities at the manufacturer in the town of Mukachevo.
National television showed the region’s governor, Myroslav Biletskyi, standing near the building engulfed in smoke, who said the plant was producing consumer electronics, while Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the strike in a post on X.
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“A fully civilian facility that has nothing to do with defence or the military. This is not the first Russian attack on American businesses in Ukraine, after strikes on Boeing offices in Kyiv earlier this year and other attacks,” he said.
According to Governor Maksym Kozytskyi, the attack in Lviv killed one person, injured three others, and damaged 26 homes.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia utilised 574 drones and 40 missiles in the night attack, which was the largest in August.
“This is why efforts to force Russia to end the war are so critical,” Sybiha said.
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The strike occurred during a period of strong efforts by US President Donald Trump to bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Russia, which denies targeting civilians, has employed missiles and drones to attack Ukrainian villages and cities distant from the front lines of the conflict.
Since Moscow’s invasion in 2022, thousands of civilians have been slain, the vast majority of whom are Ukrainian.
