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At least five people were killed and several others injured in attacks in Russia and Ukraine overnight on Oct. 25. Officials reported strikes on residential areas and industrial facilities, while Moscow said Ukrainian logistics infrastructure and a cargo ship had been targeted, AnewZ reported.
Three people were killed and 14 injured in Russia’s Belgorod region. According to regional governor Aleksandr Shuvayev, cited by Reuters, two people were killed and 13 injured in the city of Belgorod. In a village near Shebekino, one person was killed and another injured.
The governor said the attacks damaged 30 apartment buildings, 35 vehicles, four houses, three administrative buildings, eight commercial properties and three social facilities.
In the Bryansk region, two people were killed and two others seriously injured when a Ukrainian drone struck a minibus belonging to an agricultural enterprise, regional officials said.
Perm region Governor Dmitry Makhonin said five workers were injured when a drone hit an industrial facility. Emergency services worked at the scene, but officials did not disclose details about the facility or the extent of the damage.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said people were injured in Russian strikes in the Kharkiv and Vinnytsia regions. Ten people, including three emergency workers, were injured, Anadolu Agency reported.
Six people were injured when a five-storey residential building in Vinnytsia was struck. It was unclear whether they were included in the overall toll of 10 reported by the service. Fires broke out after the strikes, and rescuers said they came under repeated attack while responding. According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, a fire engine’s water tank was completely destroyed.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukrainian logistics infrastructure and a cargo ship heading to the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk were targeted during overnight operations. Moscow claimed the ship was carrying supplies for Ukraine’s armed forces.
The Russian ministry also said strikes hit the Epicentr logistics center, a distribution center and the Vasishchevo logistics terminal in the Kharkiv region. Russian officials claimed the facilities were used to store military or dual-use goods for Ukrainian forces.
In a separate statement, Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defense forces had intercepted and destroyed 532 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight across 25 regions of the country. Reuters said it could not independently verify the ministry’s claims.
