Recent Russian military strikes across Ukraine have led to casualties and damage, with a significant number of projectiles, including drones and rockets, launched overnight. While the capital city of Kyiv witnessed all incoming drones and rockets being intercepted, resulting in no casualties and minor damage, other regions were not as fortunate. Southeastern areas, notably the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih, experienced fatalities and injuries following these attacks. The strikes have raised concerns over the targeting of civilian infrastructure, including hotels known to house journalists and NGO workers.
- 91 projectiles of various types were fired by Russia overnight across Ukraine.
- All drones and rockets aimed at Kyiv were shot down, with no human casualties reported and minor damage.
- In Zaporizhzhia, two fatalities were reported following the attacks.
- Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, experienced two deaths and five injuries due to the strikes, with one person seriously injured and two people missing under the rubble.
- The attacks targeted civilian infrastructure, including the Aurora Hotel in Kryvyi Rih, a place frequently used by journalists and NGO workers.
- There is an emerging pattern of Russian strikes on hotels housing journalists, as evidenced by a previous incident at the Sapphire Hotel where a security worker for Reuters was killed, and journalists sustained injuries.
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