Russian strikes considers killing in Ukraine, officials say

At least eight people were killed and more than 30 injured in Ukraine in the nightly Russian drone and rocket attacks, regional officials have said.

Four dead were reported in the West -Khmelnytskyi region in Ukraine. Three more dead were reported in the Kyiv region and one in the southern city of Mykolaiv.

It comes a day after Kyiv was ago One of the toughest attacks since the start of the Russian invasion.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that his air defense units have shot 95 Ukrainian drones or intercepted a number of Russian regions, including Moscow, for a period of four hours on Saturday evening.

Russian officials did not report victims. The drone attack forced a brief suspension of all flights at Moscow airports.

In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a complete invasion of Ukraine and Moscow currently checks around 20% of Ukrainian territory.

This includes the Crimea – The Southern Peninsula of Ukraine that was annexed by Russia in 2014.

In a statement about Telegram, Kyiv Regional Head Mykola Kalashnyk said that three people were killed in the Russian attacks and that 10 others were injured.

Kalashnyk posted photos of different houses on fire after the Russian strikes.

In the capital Kyiv, local officials reported 11 injuries, several fires and damage to residential buildings, including a dormitory.

Hundreds of people saw underground stations of the city metro sheltered. It comes when the capital marks its annual Kyiv Day holiday on Sunday.

In Mykolaiv, DSNS of the State in Ukraine said that the body of an older man was withdrawn from a five -storey residential building that was hit by a drone. Another five people were injured.

Regional authorities reported three injuries in Kharkiv.

In Russia, the Ministry of Defense said that Ukrainian drones focused on eight Russian regions.

“From 20:00 Moscow time (17:00 GMT) on 24 May to 00:00 on 25 May, air defenses destroyed and intercepted 95 Ukrainian aircraft type unmanned aircraft,” the ministry said in a statement.

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin in Moscow reported that 12 drones were shot on the way to the capital.

He added that crews were used for emergency services to assess damage caused by falling drone rubble.