Russian airstrikes killed two people in eastern Ukraine overnight, while a separate drone attack wounded 14 in the central town of Kropyvnytsky, local officials reported Thursday.
The assault, part of a surge in aerial attacks from both sides, comes as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire after over three years of war.
Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy and Kharkiv regions saw more than three dozen Russian glide bombs, leaving multiple casualties, while Kropyvnytsky suffered heavy damage to residential areas.
Ukrainian officials said air defenses shot down 75 of the 171 drones launched by Russia, with an additional 63 neutralized by electronic jamming.
Russia claimed its forces intercepted 132 Ukrainian drones, including a massive attack on the southwestern Saratov region, causing fires and damaging a hospital and schools in the city of Engels.
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