Drone strikes hit Ukraine as Somalia fighting flares and Russian general shot
Multiple Ukrainian cities hit by drones while gunfire erupts in Baidoa and a Russian general is wounded.
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Overnight, Russia sent more than a hundred and sixty drones into Ukraine. Kyiv took the brunt — six people hurt, one of them a child — and debris from a downed drone injured a twelve-year-old and a man in the Darnytskyi district. A depot in Dnipro was flattened by a Banderol missile, and in Gorlovka a bus was hit, killing a woman and wounding five. On top of that, a shootout between Ukrainian security services in central Kyiv left several injured. In Somalia, Baidoa saw two bursts of gunfire: first an armed assault that was pushed back, then a clash between government troops and militia loyal to the former regional president. No casualties were reported in either. And in Russia, Major General Varpakhovich was shot twice near Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast, while an Iranian drone damaged a residential building in Kuwait City with no one hurt.
Drone strikes across Ukraine
Russian forces launched over 163 drones overnight, striking Kyiv and injuring six civilians including a child. In the Darnytskyi district, falling drone fragments hurt a twelve-year-old and a man on the road.
A Banderol drone missile destroyed a Nova Poshta depot in Dnipro with no casualties reported. Separately, a drone hit a bus in Gorlovka, killing one woman and injuring five civilians.
In central Kyiv, a shootout between Ukrainian security services left several people injured, adding to a tense day in the capital.
Clashes erupt in Baidoa
Explosions and gunfire rang out in Baidoa as an armed assault on the city was repelled. No casualties were reported from the attack.
Hours later, Somali government forces clashed with militia loyal to the former South West State president. Again, no casualties were confirmed by either outlet.
Russian general shot, Kuwait hit
Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich was shot twice by a motorbike gunman near Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast. The incident follows charges linked to a hospital strike.
An Iranian drone struck a residential building in Kuwait City, causing damage but no injuries. Al Jazeera reported the strike without specifying a motive.
Questions people ask
How many drones did Russia launch at Ukraine?
Russian forces launched over 163 drones in the latest wave, striking Kyiv and other targets including a Nova Poshta depot in Dnipro.
What happened in Gorlovka?
A drone strike hit a bus in Gorlovka, killing one woman and injuring five other civilians according to TASS.
Was anyone hurt in the Kuwait City drone strike?
No casualties were reported when an Iranian drone damaged a residential building in Kuwait City.
The incidents in this briefing
Every incident summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any sentence here can be checked against its source.
- Russian drone strike injures six in Kyiv · Kyiv Post
- Woman killed in Gorlovka bus drone strike · TASS
- General shot near Engels airbase after hospital strike charges · Euronews
- Iranian drone damages residential building in Kuwait City · Al Jazeera
- Drone fragments injure two in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district · Ukrainska Pravda
- Shootout between Ukrainian spy services in central Kyiv · The Guardian
- Fighting erupts in Baidoa between government forces and militia · Africanews
- Russian General Tied to Okhmatdyt Attack Reportedly Shot · Kyiv Post
- Armed assault on Baidoa repelled amid tensions · Al Jazeera
- Russian Banderol drone missile destroys Nova Poshta depot in Dnipro · Ukrinform
This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 incident reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no facts beyond those in the incidents listed above.
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