Five Killed in Russian Missile and Drone Attacks Across Ukraine

Regional authorities reported that five people were killed in Russian missile and drone attacks that struck Ukraine on Tuesday.

Deaths were reported in the Poltava region (two people) and one each in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kharkiv.

On the eve of the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that intelligence suggested Russians might be preparing for a major offensive.

Yaroslav Yanko, head of the military administration in the city of Kherson, stated that one resident of Kherson died in their own home.

Media outlets published images on Tuesday of damaged residential buildings.

Emergency services indicated that two people were killed and seven injured in the Poltava region.

According to Oleksandr Hanza, head of the regional military administration, Russia attacked two districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 20 times.

The head of the regional military administration reported that a minibus driver in Sumy was injured when a drone struck the vehicle.

Russia's Defense Ministry stated that air defenses had previously intercepted 55 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial attacks across various regions.