Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone strikes on Saturday, with Ukrainian drones hitting a petrochemical plant and an online retailer’s warehouse in Russia’s Omsk region, while a Russian attack killed three people and injured at least eight others in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region. The strikes also disrupted power supplies across parts of Crimea and Russian-controlled territories in eastern and southern Ukraine, Russia’s Energy Ministry said.Ukraine’s defence operations company Fire Point said its drones were used to strike a Russian petrochemical plant and a warehouse belonging to online retailer Ozon in Omsk. Regional governor Vitaly Khotsenko had earlier reported an attack on an industrial zone but did not initially confirm whether any facilities had been hit or assess the damage.The Omsk region, in southwestern Siberia, is home to an oil refinery operated by Gazprom Neft.
Russian drone attack kills three in Ukraine
In Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, a Russian drone attack killed three people and injured at least eight others, including an 11-year-old girl, the regional governor said.The strike triggered a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment block. It also damaged a nearby shop and several cars, highlighting the impact of the attacks on civilian areas.
Ukrainian strikes disrupt power supplies
Meanwhile, Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure cut electricity to parts of Crimea and Russian-controlled areas of eastern and southern Ukraine, Russia’s Energy Ministry said.The affected regions included Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk, along with the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.The ministry did not disclose how many people were affected. It said repair crews were working to restore electricity, while temporary power cuts had been introduced to help stabilise the grid.
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