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Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Sumy region over the past day killed one man and injured eight other people, Ukrinform reported, citing Ukrainian authorities.
The reported casualties came as Ukraine faced another large overnight drone attack and as Ukrinform separately reported a drone strike on a Russian military aircraft repair facility deep inside Russia.
Ukraine’s air defence forces neutralized 135 of the 162 drones that Russia launched against Ukraine overnight from the evening of November 9, according to Ukrainian air force reporting carried by Ukrinform.
The figures describe Ukraine’s account of the latest Russian aerial attack. Ukrinform reported the air-defence operation through Ukrainian authorities and the country’s military reporting.
Separately, Ukrinform reported that drones attacked the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in Staraya Russa, in Russia’s Novgorod region, overnight into Tuesday.
There was no independent confirmation in the Ukrinform reporting of the damage caused by that reported strike. The condition of the facility and the full outcome of the attack therefore remain unconfirmed.
If confirmed, the reported strike would mark an attack on a facility involved in the repair of Russian military aircraft. Staraya Russa is in Russia’s Novgorod region, placing the facility well inside Russian territory rather than near the immediate front line.
Ukrainian drone operations have increasingly sought to reach military and industrial targets inside Russia, while Russia continues its large-scale aerial attacks on Ukrainian territory. In this case, however, the available reporting does not independently establish the extent of any damage at the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant.
The three developments unfolded within the same latest cycle of attacks reported by Ukrinform: Russian strikes causing civilian casualties in Sumy; Ukraine’s air defences reporting the neutralization of most of the drones launched in an overnight Russian attack; and a reported Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian aircraft repair facility.
The Sumy casualty toll — one man killed and eight other people injured — was reported by Ukrinform from Ukrainian authorities. Further details about the victims’ conditions were not established in the information available for this report.
Likewise, while Ukrainian air force reporting said 135 of 162 Russian drones were neutralized overnight, the dispatches cited here do not independently establish all consequences of the remaining drones.
The reported Novgorod strike remains subject to further confirmation, particularly regarding any damage to the aircraft repair plant.
Reporting based on Ukrinform dispatches; this story will be updated as further confirmation arrives.
— Maya Wilson, World Desk
Maya Wilson is The Library Media’s World desk lead.
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