Ukraine: Woman Killed, 3 Injured in Largest Russian Drone Attack Since Start of War

Doha: Ukrainian authorities announced Sunday that a large-scale Russian drone attack, the largest since the beginning of the full-scale war in Feb. 2022, killed a woman and injured at least three others in the Kyiv region. Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia launched 273 drones overnight until this morning, primarily targeting the central Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions in the east of the country. This airstrike was described as the largest of its kind during the war, surpassing the previous record of 267 drones set on Feb. 23.

According to Qatar News Agency, Kyiv Region Governor Mykola Kalashnyk confirmed that the attack killed a 28-year-old woman in the Obukhiv district, south of the capital, and injured three others, including a four-year-old child. In the same context, the Ukrainian military announced the destruction of 88 drones overnight, while 128 others failed to reach their targets and crashed before impact.