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Russian drone strikes target Kyiv region for second day as Ukrainian drones hit Russian refinery
Multiple aerial strikes damaged housing, infrastructure, and commercial sites across both nations, while Ukrainian officials warned of winter power shortages.
The short version
- Russian forces launched a second consecutive day of drone attacks across Ukraine's Kyiv region, damaging homes, apartment buildings, and warehouses.
- Ukrainian strikes targeted Russian regions, including a drone attack that ignited a fire at an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, roughly 600 miles from the Ukrainian border.
- Ukrainian regional officials urged residents in Kherson to consider evacuating ahead of expected winter power and heating shortages caused by ongoing infrastructure damage.
- Ukraine's Ministry of Economy lowered its 2026 GDP growth forecast from 1.3% to 0.8%, citing ongoing attacks on energy, logistics, and port infrastructure.
Key facts
- Russian strikes damaged 14 warehouses, 16 private houses, three apartment buildings, and 16 vehicles in the Kyiv region, killing one person and wounding two others.[Associated Press · ABC News]
- Ukrainian emergency services reported a 'double tap' strike in the Kyiv region where a second drone hit after first responders arrived on scene.[Associated Press · ABC News]
- Ukraine's air force reported that Russia launched 164 drones overnight.[Associated Press · ABC News]
- Ukrainian drone strikes caused a fire at the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region, while regional authorities stated drone impacts in the area killed one person and wounded 27.[Associated Press · ABC News]
- The Russian Defense Ministry reported its air defenses downed 512 Ukrainian drones across 18 Russian regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea.[Associated Press · ABC News]
- A Russian glide bomb attack in Ukraine's Sumy region killed a 61-year-old man and injured seven others.[Associated Press · ABC News]
What remains uncertain
- The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its overnight attack targeted a Kyiv region warehouse storing Flamingo cruise missiles and rocket booster fuel, a detail that Ukrainian officials did not confirm and news agencies could not verify.[Associated Press · ABC News]