UATV English<\/a>, citing regional authorities, the barrage hit critical infrastructure, triggered multiple fires, and left civilians injured across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKharkiv was among the hardest-hit cities. Shortly after midnight, Russian forces unleashed a large wave of \u201cGeran-2\u201d kamikaze drones on the Slobidskyi and Osnovianskyi districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The strike caused widespread destruction: more than ten apartment blocks, small businesses, garages, a supermarket, a school, a gym, a rapid-response medical station, trolleybuses, and dozens of private cars were destroyed or heavily damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least 36 civilians required medical care<\/strong>, including two children aged 9 and 13 who suffered acute stress reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn Lviv region, attack drones and cruise missiles struck an energy facility and sparked fires at a woodworking plant and a warehouse area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No casualties have been officially reported there, and key public services continue to operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi explained that the thick smoke over the city was caused by burning tires at civilian storage sites hit by Russian munitions. While preliminary assessments indicate no immediate danger to public health, residents were urged to keep their windows closed as a precaution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ternopil also came under fire in a combined attack using both missiles and Shahed-type drones. Several explosions were heard throughout the night as people sheltered during prolonged air-raid alerts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nine people were killed<\/strong> as a result of the Russian strike on Ternopil, Zelenskyy reported. Dozens are also known to have been injured so far, and there may still be people under the rubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMayor Serhii Nadal confirmed damage to residential buildings and reported that civilians were injured. Emergency services are carrying out search-and-rescue operations, with early reports stating that one apartment building was destroyed in the strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities also warned of temporary disruptions to public transport in the Soniachnyi district due to ongoing emergency work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response to Russia\u2019s attacks near Ukraine\u2019s western border areas, Poland activated allied air assets, sending fighter jets and an early warning aircraft into the air as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just days earlier, on November 17, Russia launched a massive overnight drone attack on the Odesa region, igniting fires at key energy and port infrastructure facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read also:<\/strong> Belgian FM: Russia\u2019s strikes on Ukraine\u2019s civilian infrastructure are war crimes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Russia has conducted a major overnight strike against Ukraine, targeting several regions …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1255783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1255782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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