Expansion | At least thirteen dead in Ukraine and Russia in a new wave of cross attacks

A new wave of attacks with drones and missiles leaves nine dead in Ukraine and four in Russia, in addition to dozens of injured and serious damage to infrastructure.

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Nine people have lost their lives in different areas of Ukraine and another four have died in Russian territory during a new day marked by the exchange of drone and missile attacks.

In the Zaporiyia region, in southeastern Ukraine, a Russian attack has caused the death of three people and has left 15 injured, according to what the Ukrainian military governor of the area, Ivan Fedorov, has indicated on social media. "Unfortunately, another person has died from the enemy attack in Zaporiyia. So far, three people have died and 15 are injured," he has pointed out.

In the Borispil district, in the Kiev region, two people have died and eight have been injured this Saturday after the impact of a Russian ballistic missile, according to the information provided by the regional governor, Timur Tkachenko. The projectile has hit a warehouse, a parking lot, several vehicles, a private home, and a gas station.

In Lviv, three more dead and five injured have been recorded in an attack on the Iskra factory, according to the report released by the mayor, Andri Sadovi. The bombing has hit a warehouse where aerosol cans were stored.

Additionally, a man and a woman have died in Seredino-Bud, in the border region of the Ukrainian province of Sumy, after the explosion of devices, explained the military governor of Dnipropetrovsk, Oleg Hrygorov. Another woman has been injured.

The deceased man, 61 years old, was riding a bicycle when he passed over an explosive and died on the spot. In the same area, a 50-year-old woman lost her life later due to the detonation of another unidentified object.

In Russian territory, two minors have died and two adults from the same family have been injured in Yeisk, in the Krasnodar region, due to an attack by a Ukrainian drone, according to what the regional governor, Veniamin Kondratiev, has denounced. "Several drones have attacked this morning civilian infrastructure and residential buildings in the Yeisk district. A family has been the victim of a new cowardly and regrettable attack by the Kiev regime. Two minors have died and two adults are hospitalized," Kondratiev has written on social media.

The regional leader has added that emergency services continue to work in the affected area, where several businesses have suffered damage from the debris of the attack. "The firefighters are still working to extinguish the fire. We are going to provide all the necessary support to all the victims. I have ordered the district head, Roman Bublik, to resolve any incidents that arise and report on the situation," he concluded.

In the Crimean Peninsula, two civilians have died in a Ukrainian drone attack against a bus in Sevastopol, where five other people have been injured, according to the governor of the port city, Mikhail Razvozhaiev, in a statement released on Telegram.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has also confirmed a nighttime attack against the oil refinery in Novokuibishevsk, in the Russian region of Samara. These facilities, owned by Rosneft and located about 900 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, have been one of the targets of the offensive.

In the same area, a warehouse of Ozon Holdings, the second largest e-commerce company in Russia, has been hit. About 500 employees had to be evacuated and several injuries have been reported.

Additionally, on Friday, three more people died and another thirteen were injured in Ukrainian drone attacks on the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, in eastern Ukraine, local authorities have indicated.