Russian attacks kill at least 6, injure 38 across Ukraine amid another overnight drone barrage nationwide

On October 1, Russian attacks across Ukraine resulted in at least six deaths and 38 injuries, according to local authorities. The Ukrainian Air Force reported Russia launched 107 drones, including Shahed and Gerbera types, along with decoys. Of these, 63 were jet-powered. Ukrainian air defenses managed to down or suppress 87 drones by 8 a.m. local time.

The attacks were reported in 11 locations, with debris falling in four areas. The assault continued at the time of the report.

In Sumy Oblast, two fatalities and 17 injuries were reported due to Russian attacks, including a mortar strike on two men, aged 40 and 64. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast saw two deaths and one injury; a 33-year-old was killed in Dnipro and a 60-year-old sustained injuries in Nikopol district attacks.

Mykolaiv Oblast reported a 50-year-old man killed in a Vesnianske community drone attack. Kherson Oblast saw one death and four injuries; Kharkiv Oblast recorded eight injuries, while Donetsk Oblast reported five injuries.

Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast saw two and three injuries respectively. In Odesa Oblast, a person was injured following a Russian strike on a business center, causing damage to buildings and fires.

In Kyiv, one man was injured in a Russian attack, with fires breaking out in residential buildings and a warehouse. Rivne Oblast saw one woman injured in an attack, requiring hospitalization for shoulder and facial injuries.

The Energy Ministry reported that certain consumers in Kirovohrad, Rivne, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv oblasts were without electricity as of October 1 following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure the previous day.