Four dead from Ukrainian drones and missiles in Russia and Crimea, new bombing of Kharkiv leaves one dead

KIEV, Ukraine — Russian authorities said four people died and more than 100 were injured in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on Sunday, marking the second day of Russian bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, leaving at least one person dead.

Three people – including two children – were killed by falling debris when five Ukrainian missiles were fired in Sevastopol, a port city in Russian-annexed Crimea, said Mikhail Razvozhaev, the city’s Moscow-appointed governor. The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the Health Ministry, that 124 people were injured.

One person was killed and three injured in Russia’s Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine when three Ukrainian drones attacked the town of Grayvoron, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that air defenses shot down 33 Ukrainian drones overnight over the western Russian regions of Bryansk, Smolensk, Lipetsk and Tula. No casualties or damage were reported.

A new attack on Kharkiv on Sunday killed at least one person and injured 10, according to local authorities. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the city was attacked with a guided bomb and that around half of Kharkiv was without electricity as a result of the attack.

Sunday’s attacks came after Russia struck Kharkiv with four aerial bombs on Saturday afternoon, hitting a five-story residential building and killing three people. Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said 41 people were still being treated for injuries on Sunday.

In a video address after the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukraine’s partners to strengthen their air defenses.

“Modern air defense systems for Ukraine – such as Patriots, accelerated training of our pilots for the F-16 and, most importantly, sufficient range of our weapons – are really necessary,” he said.

Two people were injured by falling debris when two Russian missiles were fired over the Kyiv region overnight, said Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshuk.

The regional governor of Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk region, Vadym Filashkin, said two people were killed and four injured in the Russian attacks on Saturday.

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