Central Ukrainian region hit by vast drone attack, killing three
Authorities said more than 360 drones struck 25 locations, damaging transport, logistics hubs and homes while rescue workers battled fires.
- On Thursday, October 15, a massive Russian drone attack struck Ukraine's central Kirovohrad region, killing three people and wounding six overnight, Governor Andriy Raikovych reported as the largest assault on the area during the war.
- Historically an infrequent target, Kirovohrad faced intense bombardment beginning the evening of October 14, struck by over 360 drones across 26 different locations, according to Raikovych.
- Ukraine's air force reported that 580 Russian drones attacked the country overnight, of which 536 were successfully intercepted, demonstrating the scale of the nationwide offensive.
- Strikes in the regional capital damaged businesses, logistics centers, warehouses, and residential buildings; "Strikes were recorded on the premises of businesses, logistics centres, warehouses," officials said, with fires breaking out.
- Rescue workers are clearing the aftermath as transport infrastructure in the Kropyvnytskyi and Novoukrainskyi districts sustained damage, while authorities continue clarifying the full extent of casualties and damage.
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Russia’s largest drone attack on Kirovohrad Oblast since the full-scale invasion kills three in Kropyvnytskyi
Drones struck critical infrastructure, transport companies, logistics sites, and homes across the central Ukrainian oblast, with its capital taking most of the damage.
Central Ukrainian region hit by vast drone attack, killing three
The central Ukrainian region of Kirovohrad was hit by the largest Russian attack on its territory during the war, killing three people and wounding another six overnight, the local governor said on Thursday.
CBO summary, October 15th. Several hundred drones attacked military facilities in Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovograd)
CBO Summary, October 15Several hundred drones attacked military installations in Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovograd). It was the largest attack on the area in the entire time of the CBO. It is known that highways and railways connecting the eastern parts...
The attack on Kirovograd region on October 15 became the most massive since the beginning of the invasion. Russia launched nearly 360 drones, three people were killed and six others were injured.
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