Two people were killed and 11 others injured in the most recent Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Sochi, the Krasnodar Krai operational headquarters said Thursday, reported Xinhua.
Krasnodar Krai, a Russian federal subject to which Sochi belongs, came under a mass drone attack overnight.
"The wreckage of a downed drone fell in the Adler district of Sochi. At the time of the fall, two women were nearby, both died from injuries. The wreckage of the drone also hit the territory of the oil depot. As a result of the attack, 11 people were injured …," Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on his Telegram channel.
In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday air defense systems had intercepted 39 Ukrainian drones during five hours of the overnight strikes.
"Starting from 8:40 p.m. Moscow time (1740 GMT) on July 23 to 1:40 a.m. Moscow time (2240 GMT) on July 24, on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 39 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions, seven of them were over the territory of Krasnodar Krai," it said.
Meanwhile, at least 33 people were injured in a Russian aerial strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on Thursday, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on the social platform Telegram, reported Xinhua.
Two guided aerial bombs struck the center of the city, hitting an area near a high-rise apartment building and an industrial enterprise, he said.
Three children are among the injured, according to the Interior Ministry.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday on X that the search and rescue operation at the site was still ongoing.
He also emphasized the need to enhance Ukraine's air defense and weapons production in response to the attack.
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