At least six people died this Sunday in a new day of cross attacks between Russia and Ukraine, marked by missile bombings and massive drone offensives in different parts of both countries.
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In Ukrainian territory, the Russian attacks left three dead. Two of the victims were recorded in the Zaporiyia region, in the south of the country, while a third died in the industrial city of Krivói Rog, according to local authorities.
At the same time, Ukraine launched a drone offensive against Russian territory. According to the mayor of Moscow, Serguéi Sobianin, hundreds of devices were directed towards the capital and other areas of the country, while Russian air defenses managed to intercept some of them.
The attacks also left three people dead in the Russian region of Rostov, located in the southwest of the country.
The Ukrainian capital was also the scene of new attacks during the early morning. Specifically, the Kiev military administration activated an air alert due to the threat of ballistic missiles, while the city mayor, Vitali Klitschko, reported a series of explosions.
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As a result of falling debris, a fire was recorded in a non-residential building in the Obolonski district, as well as vehicles set on fire and another fire outbreak in an area located south of the city center.
Meanwhile, during the early morning, two air alerts were activated, each lasting approximately half an hour.
All in all, authorities have not reported any victims as a result of these attacks.
Russia has intensified in recent months the use of long-range missiles and drones against various Ukrainian cities. Kiev, for its part, has increased its operations with unmanned aerial vehicles against targets located within Russian territory.
In Moscow, Sobianin also reported that Russian defenses shot down 28 drones aimed at the capital, amid one of the days of greatest aerial activity recently recorded between the two countries.
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