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Ukraine: Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv hospital, leave two dead in Odesa

Ukraine said 117 drones hit multiple regions, including a Kyiv trauma institute fire that forced evacuations and left at least five people dead nationwide.

  • On Friday, November 13, Russian forces launched widespread drone attacks across Ukraine, killing at least five people and injuring 18 others, while damaging residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, and a medical facility in Kyiv.
  • Russian forces launched 117 drones overnight, including 63 jet-powered models, as Serhii Beskrestnov reported Russia introduced a new tactic of switching off drone engines shortly before impact to glide toward targets with less audible warning.
  • In Rivne, a drone struck a residential building, injuring six people and forcing evacuation of 42 residents. In Zaporizhzhia, a strike killed a 17-year-old boy and injured four other people.
  • Debris from an intercepted drone struck Kyiv's National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, partially destroying the second floor. Medical personnel evacuated 30 patients, while emergency responders rescued seven individuals.
  • Strikes in September killed 328 people, reflecting rising civilian casualties. Officials in Kyiv warned that throttled Starshield speeds of 161 kilometers per hour are compromising the military's ability to intercept incoming drones.
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A drone centered at 3 a.m. the Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics in Kiev: three wounded, 30 evacuated patients, two dead in Odessa. In Dublin, EU leaders discuss the entry into the negotiations announced by Kushner and Witkoff.

Lyashko: “The priority now is to ensure the continuity of medical care and to restore the damaged infrastructure as soon as possible”

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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