At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine on Thursday, authorities reported. One person was killed in Kyiv, where two others were also injured, and fires broke out in several non-residential buildings. Air raid sirens were active in most regions of Ukraine during the attack.
The hardest hit was Zelenskyy’s hometown, Kryvyi Rih, where six people were killed, including five-year-old and 12-year-old girls, in a direct hit by a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile. The missile was launched from the Russian region of Voronezh and struck a family home. Eight people were injured in the city.
In the western city of Lviv, Russian missiles damaged two residential buildings, with 15 people injured. Rescue workers were on the scene clearing debris in an attempt to reach trapped individuals. The attacks also hit parts of Lviv, where damage to infrastructure was recorded.
Poland has raised its combat readiness as a precautionary measure to protect its airspace. Polish armed forces placed their combat aircraft, aircraft for early warning, land-based air defence systems, and radar surveillance systems on alert. These measures were taken in the context of escalating tensions in Eastern Europe.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is returning from a visit to the United States. President Trump has approved licenses for the supply of Patriot missiles, representing a significant step in military aid to Kyiv.
The attacks also targeted Russian territory. A Wildberries warehouse caught fire in the western city of Penza following a Ukrainian strike. One person was injured in the incident, while approximately 200 people were evacuated from the site. Wildberries has redirected its supply chains following the attack.
This is not the first attack on the retailer’s infrastructure; in recent drone strikes, nearly ten Wildberries warehouses were damaged, and approximately 10 per cent of their storage capacity was destroyed. The largest Russian bank, Sberbank, warned that it may have to increase provisions for credit losses due to the war’s impact.
