At least one person killed as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes overnight
Summary
Overnight Russian and Ukrainian strikes killed a woman in Russia’s Leningrad region and caused a fire at the Kirishi oil refinery. Russia also struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure, while Ukraine and the European Commission agreed to speed up access to EU funds for urgent needs following attacks.Key Facts
- Leningrad Regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said a Ukrainian drone attack set fire to the Kirishi refinery.
- Drozdenko said a woman was killed by falling drone debris and an apartment in Kirishi was damaged.
- The governor said Russian air defences shot down 113 Ukrainian drones in the region.
- Russian forces struck three power substations in Ukraine, Russian state news agencies reported; the report said those claims could not be independently verified.
- Russian state news agencies also reported that Russian forces hit a Black Sea cargo ship they said was carrying weapons for Ukrainian forces; the claim could not be independently verified.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to activate an emergency mechanism to speed up EU funding.
- Zelenskyy said Kyiv, Dnipro, Sumy, Donetsk and Kherson regions faced the most severe energy problems.
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