Russian drone and cruise missile attacks kill at least 2 in Ukraine

At least four people were killed overnight and on Saturday morning as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones and cruise missiles as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war Two people died and were wounded when Russian forces overnight attacked the Bukovina area in the Chernivtsi region of southwestern Ukraine with four drones and a missile regional Gov Ruslan Zaparaniuk reported Saturday He commented that the two people died due to falling debris from a drone A drone attack in Ukraine s western Lviv region wounded nine people regional Gov Maksym Kozytskyi noted Three people were wounded in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine when the city was hit by eight drones and two missiles Mayor Ihor Terekhov disclosed Russia fired drones and decoys along with cruise missiles into Ukraine overnight into Saturday Ukraine s air force noted Of these drones and cruise missiles were shot down and decoy drones were lost likely having been electronically jammed Following the overnight attacks two people were killed Saturday morning in a missile strike in the Dnipropetrovsk region according to regional Gov Serhii Lysak Russia has been stepping up its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities Earlier this week Russia fired more than attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks and targeting Lutsk near the frontier with Poland in western Ukraine a region that is a crucial hub for receiving foreign military aid Poland s air force scrambled fighter jets in areas bordering Ukraine in response to the overnight attacks Polish functionaries revealed Russia s intensifying long-range attacks have coincided with a concerted Russian effort to break through parts of the roughly -kilometer -mile front line where Ukrainian troops are under severe pressure Russia s Defense Ministry commented it shot down Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday Source