A Russian regional governor reported a woman died after drone debris struck an apartment building in Russia’s Leningrad region, while emergency officials in Ukraine said strikes injured seven in Poltava region Monday.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) said Russian strikes hit a residential area in Kremenchuk and a private business in the surrounding district. The injured included a 16-year-old. Rescue crews brought 15 residents to safety and put out fires at the sites, the service said.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia began launching 317 drones Sunday evening. Its preliminary count Monday morning said defenses had shot down or suppressed 276, including 271 Shahed drones and five drones of other types. The Air Force reported strikes at 31 locations and debris at nine locations; several attack drones remained airborne when it issued the tally.
Leningrad region Gov. Aleksandr Drozdenko said drone debris hit an apartment building in Vsevolozhsk, killing a woman. He also reported a fire on property belonging to Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF), a refinery in Kirishi. In an earlier update, Drozdenko said drones struck an industrial zone in Kirishi, debris entered an apartment and the family inside evacuated. He said 113 drones were shot down over the region.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its forces intercepted and destroyed 430 Ukrainian drones overnight across several regions and Crimea.
The reports followed a Nov. 3 attack in which Russian strikes halted generation at three DTEK power plants in Ukraine.
