Russia Massively Bombards Kyiv and All Across Ukraine in Broad Daylight... At Least 7 Dead, 50 Injured

Russia launched widespread daytime attacks across Ukraine, including the capital city of Kyiv, destroying national scientific research institutions and business centers, while causing casualties including at least 7 deaths, according to reports.

According to Reuters and AFP, citing local time on the 28th, Russian attacks across Ukraine from the previous night until earlier today left at least 7 people dead and more than 50 injured.

In Kyiv alone, 4 people were killed, including 1 Azerbaijani national.

The National Academy of Sciences, home to government-affiliated research institutes in Ukraine, was hit by a drone attack, resulting in 1 death and a flurry of injuries.

This area is in the heart of Kyiv, densely packed with major government and diplomatic facilities such as the German Embassy and government office buildings, and has previously experienced a relatively low frequency of attacks.

A gas station in the Kyiv region was also targeted once again.

Russia has recently been focusing its attacks on gas stations in Ukraine, with about 300 locations targeted over the past few months.

It was confirmed that 3 civilians were killed by a drone attack at a business center in the Dnipro region.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, was hit overnight by Russian guided aerial bomb attacks, injuring 28 people, including 9 children.

In the Black Sea port city of Odesa, a Palau-flagged vessel was attacked, and infrastructure was destroyed in areas such as Zaporizhzhia.

The previous day, a building used as the residence of the Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Kyiv was damaged by a Russian drone attack.

Russia has recently been stepping up its offensive against Ukraine by deploying jet-powered drones.

Statistics show that the number of jet-powered drones launched by Russia surged from 350 in June of this year to 1,500 in July, and 2,800 in August.

Equipped with small Chinese-made miniature jet engines for aircraft, jet-powered drones are capable of flying at altitudes of 5 kilometers at speeds of 400 to 600 kilometers per hour.

The shoot-down rate for jet-powered drones announced by the Ukrainian military authorities is around 60 percent.

This is well below the previous drone shoot-down rate of 90 percent.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal advised that vulnerable groups with limited mobility should consider leaving Kyiv in preparation for Russian attacks during the severe winter cold.

This is because a repeat of last winter, when intensive Russian attacks on energy facilities cut off electricity and heating, could cause a surge in demand for emergency services.

Ukraine announced that it had struck two defense plants in Russia's Tula and Voronezh regions, as well as an oil facility in the Krasnodar region.

Russia and Ukraine are continuing to attack each other, failing to reach an agreement despite U.S. mediation efforts for an energy truce.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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