Summary
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Russian attacks on Ukraine have killed at least nine people overnight, while Ukraine continues long-range drone strikes into Russia
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In Zaporizhzhia, Russian strikes killed six people, with three killed in Dnipropetrovsk
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There were also explosions in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with one wounded
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In Russia, a drone attack caused fires at a Wildberries site Voronezh
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The company – known as Russia’s Amazon – has been repeatedly targeted by Ukraine in recent weeks
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Fires reported at energy plants deep into Russia, but cause unknownpublished at 07:30 BST
As well as the reported attack on the Wildberries site, there have also been reports of fires at energy plants deep into Russian territory.
Unverified images on Telegram show smoke at a thermal power plant in Angarsk in the Irkutsk region, and separate posts show smoke at an oil refinery in Orsk.
There were also unconfirmed reports of a fire at a refinery at Komosomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk, in the far east of Russia.
Our teams are working to verify the images and we are yet to see official statements.
Ukraine has carried out attacks deep into Russian territory in recent days.
On Monday, President Zelensky said a refinery in Tobolsk, Siberia was hit. “The distance was significant – more than 2,500 kilometres,” he said.
Meanwhile, local officials said on Monday at least 13 people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike more than 1,000 kilometres into Russia.
The strike overnight from Sunday into Monday in the region of Tatarstan injured more than 75.
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Smoke rises from an oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, on Monday
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One killed and two injured in Russia’s Voronezh, with fires at Wildberries sitepublished at 07:16 BST
A drone attack in Russia’s Voronezh region has killed one
and injured two overnight, according to regional governor Alexander Gusev.One of those injured was at “a large logistics centre”, Gusev
writes on Telegram.He adds that fires broke out at “two warehouses belonging to
a major company”.Wildberries – known as “Russia’s Amazon” – said this morning that its facilities had been attacked.
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fire that broke out as a result of an attack on the company’s logistics
facilities in the Voronezh region has been extinguished. Fire crews continue to
work at the site,” the retailer said on Telegram.Facilities were evacuated in advance, it adds.
The company has been repeatedly targeted by Ukraine in recent weeks.
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At least nine killed overnight in Ukrainepublished at 07:04 BST
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Firefighters work at the site of a car garage hit by a missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight.
In Zaporizhzhia, six people were killed and 19 injured according to the regional governor. Ivan Fedorov says rockets and guided aerial bombs were used in the strikes.
In Kyiv, mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported explosions, saying the capital was under “ballistic attack” on Monday night. Ukraine’s emergency service said a warehouse caught fire and one person was wounded.
In the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, three people were killed and five injured in Russian drone and artillery strikes, regional military administration head Oleksandr Ganzha said on Telegram.
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Ukraine hits another Wildberries warehouse as Russian strikes kill ninepublished at 07:04 BST
Image source, ReutersImage caption, A damaged building in Zaporizhzhia after overnight Russian strikes
Welcome to our live coverage of the war between Ukraine and Russia, where there has been another night of deadly strikes.
In Ukraine, Russian attacks across the country killed at least nine people – we’ll have more details in our next post.
In Russia, there was a drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse in Voronezh, the latest in Ukraine’s campaign against the Russian retailer.
There are also reports of other damaged energy sites, deeper into Russian territory. Our teams are working to verify images and we’ll have more details soon.
Original source: https://www.bbc.com/
