PoliticsInjured in Ukraine, oil depot burns in Russia
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10.1.2026 - 08:58
ARCHIVE - Soldiers prepare to launch a long-range drone (archive photo). Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP/dpa
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There were casualties and serious damage in renewed mutual drone attacks between Russia and Ukraine during the night. According to Governor Olexandr Hansha, three people were injured in the south-eastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk - a man in the regional capital of Dnipro and a man and a woman in the large city of Kryvyi Rih. Fires broke out there as a result of the attack, he wrote on Telegram. "The infrastructure was damaged. There were power cuts."
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There was also damage to energy systems in Dnipro itself and corresponding problems with the power supply. A garage facility was also affected. The air defense was able to intercept 27 drones, Hanscha wrote.
Hit in Russian oil facility
The Russian Ministry of Defense, for its part, reported the shooting down of 59 Ukrainian drones. Eleven aircraft were intercepted over the Black Sea and ten more over the southern Russian region of Krasnodar.
However, there was also damage on the Russian side. According to the governor of Volgograd, an oil depot in the urban settlement of Oktyabrsky was hit by drone debris. A fire had broken out there and extinguishing work was ongoing. Residents had to be evacuated to safety because of the flames.