US EditionRussian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory
Ukraine said its drones hit a factory that makes strike and reconnaissance drones, while Russian attacks killed at least 2 civilians and wounded others.
- On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Ukrainian forces struck the Atlant Aero drone factory in Taganrog, Russia, using domestically manufactured Neptune cruise missiles, sparking a fire at the facility.
- Russia launched 236 drones into Ukrainian territory overnight, prompting Ukraine's air force to report that defenses intercepted 203 of the craft while 32 hit targets across 18 separate locations.
- Russian strikes killed at least two civilians, including a 16-year-old boy in Chernihiv and a man in Kherson, as rescuers cleared rubble from houses set on fire in the northern city.
- Rostov Oblast Governor Yuri Slyusar reported damage to commercial infrastructure, warehouses, and a vocational school, though officials did not specify if the drone factory was the target.
- Atlant Aero produces strike drones capable of carrying 250-kilogram payloads, making the facility a key defense enterprise; Ukraine's strike reflects its strategy to degrade Russia's military-industrial capacity.
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Two people were killed and four injured last night due to Russian attacks in Ukraine. A 16-year-old boy was killed in a drone strike on the city of Chernihiv in the north of the country. Rescue workers found the boy's body while clearing rubble. The southern city of Kherson was also hit. According to authorities, a man died there after being struck by a drone while driving through the city in his van. Another man was admitted to the hospital wit…
The Ukrainian Navy struck the Russian Atlant Aero factory in Taganrog on Sunday night, where Russian Molniya and Orion drones and components for guided bombs and missiles are manufactured. It used Ukrainian-made Neptun subsonic missiles.
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Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory
Officials say Russian strikes have killed at least two people in Ukraine. A 16-year-old boy died in a nighttime drone attack on Chernihiv that also injured four others.
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