Russian drone strikes injure 12 civilians in Ukraine, hit trains and refineries
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Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine on Wednesday left at least 12 civilians injured, damaged critical infrastructure, and disrupted transport networks, as Moscow intensified its two-year-old campaign against Ukrainian territory.
In the southern city of Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a Russian strike on a residential building injured 12 people, including children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service . The attack triggered a fire that required emergency response teams to evacuate residents and contain the blaze. Earlier reports had put the toll at five injured, but local authorities confirmed the number had risen throughout the evening.
Elsewhere in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russian forces launched drone attacks on three districts, injuring two people and damaging civilian property . In the eastern city of Sumy, debris from a downed Shahed-type drone struck a Sumy-Rakhiv passenger train, igniting a fire in one carriage and causing significant delays to rail services . Ukrainian Railways reported that the damaged carriage was taken out of service and repairs were underway.
Russia also targeted maritime traffic in the Black Sea, using strike drones to attack two dry cargo vessels—one flying the Barbados flag and the other the Panamanian flag—as they transited the Ukrainian maritime corridor . No fatalities were immediately reported, but the incidents raised concerns about the safety of international shipping lanes near the war zone.
On the industrial front, a drone strike forced the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region—owned by state oil giant Rosneft—to halt crude oil processing temporarily . The facility, a key supplier of refined products, suspended operations as firefighters contained the blaze and assessed structural damage.
Ukrainian officials condemned the escalation, framing it as part of a broader pattern of Russian strikes aimed at crippling civilian infrastructure and disrupting daily life. “These attacks are not about military targets—they are about terrorizing our people,” said a spokesperson for the Dnipropetrovsk regional administration. International observers noted that the strikes coincided with a reported fire at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Sevastopol and damage to two industrial plants, further illustrating the widening scope of the conflict’s impact .
As night fell across Ukraine, air raid sirens continued to sound in multiple regions, underscoring the persistent threat posed by Russian aerial assets. With no immediate sign of de-escalation, authorities urged civilians to remain vigilant and adhere to air raid protocols.
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