On Saturday, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said at least 11 people dead and 30 wounded, including five children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s eastern city of Dobropillia overnight
According to the ministry, Russian forces attacted Dobropillia with ballistic missiles, multiple rockets, and drones which caused damages to eight multi-storey buildings and 30 vehicles. The attack also resulted in 11 fatalities, including five children, and left 30 others wounded.
“While extinguishing the fire, the occupiers struck again, damaging the fire truck,” the ministry said on the Telegram messenger app.
Images of partially destroyed buildings engulfed in flames and rescue workers clearing debris were also posted by the ministry.
The ministry also reported that three civilians were killed in a separate drone attack on the Kharkiv region in the northeast.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Facebook, “Such strikes show that Russia’s objectives have not changed. Therefore, it is crucial to continue to do our best to protect lives, strengthen our air defences, and increase sanctions against Russia. Everything that helps Putin finance the war must collapse.”
On Friday Russian forces launched a missile attack on Ukrainian oil and gas infrastructure, putting pressure on Kyiv as President Donald Trump seeks a quick resolution to the conflict.
The suspension of US military help and intelligence may weaken Ukraine’s air defences as it runs low on modern missiles and unable to follow strikes as efficiently, military specialists say.
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Dobropillia, which was home to approximately 28,000 people prior to the war, is located in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, 22 kilometres (13.67 miles) from the front line north of the important centre of Pokrovsk, which Russian troops have been attacking for weeks.
The ministry also added that at least three peopl were killed and 7 wounded in a separate drone attack on Kharkiv region overnight.
Ukrainian military said Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile as well as 145 drones.
They said air forces took down one cruise missile and 79 drones. The military said another 54 drones did not reach their targets, likely due to electronic countermeasures.
