Russland meldet zwei Tote bei einem Flugzeugangriff. In der Ukraine wurden mehrere Menschen verletzt.

Russian authorities reported two deaths and seventeen injuries following a Ukrainian drone attack on the Voronezh region on Monday morning. Regional Governor Alexander Gusev announced via the MAX messaging application that air defense systems intercepted one hundred and thirteen drones over the area during the night. He stated that fires erupted at multiple industrial sites in the aftermath. Most of the casualties sustained injuries from debris falling onto a suburban train, according to French news agency AFP reporting. Gusev specified that the wounded included a child. Le Monde noted that two of the injured individuals remain in critical condition. Voronezh is situated approximately five hundred kilometers south of Moscow. Reuters was unable to independently verify these casualty figures or the extent of the damage. Simultaneously, Russian forces conducted strikes against targets within Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed responsibility for hitting a power plant in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, located in the northeast. The ministry also reported striking a warehouse in the surrounding region and another power facility in the western Khmelnitskiy region. Additionally, Russian troops targeted port infrastructure in Chornomorsk. They struck a cargo ship en route to the Black Sea port of Odesa, asserting the vessel was being used for military purposes to transport goods for the Ukrainian army. State news agency RIA cited the ministry for this claim regarding the freighter. Ukrainian officials confirmed injuries resulting from the retaliatory Russian strikes. Mykhailo Semikin, the governor of Zaporizhzhia region, posted on Telegram that four people were injured overnight in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia. Emergency services in the northern Chernihiv region reported that two additional individuals were hurt in attacks there. These incidents occurred amidst ongoing diplomatic tensions regarding energy infrastructure. The United States has urged Kyiv to suspend attacks on Russian oil refineries, arguing such actions contribute to elevated global energy prices. This issue is particularly sensitive for the current US administration given concurrent conflicts involving Iran and upcoming midterm elections. President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the pressure in an interview broadcast Sunday. He stated that Kyiv would only halt strikes on Russian territory if Moscow ceased targeting Ukrainian power infrastructure. Alternatively, Zelensky proposed that the United States permit the use of Starshield technology over Russia to identify missile launch sites, or provide Ukraine with Patriot missile systems. The exchange highlights the escalating cycle of long-range attacks between the two nations, with both sides claiming success in neutralizing strategic assets while civilian populations bear the brunt of collateral damage. The specific number of drones shot down varied slightly in initial reports, with some accounts citing more than seventy intercepts before final tallies reached one hundred and thirteen. Local residents in affected areas described scenes of chaos as emergency crews worked to extinguish blazes at industrial zones. The conflict continues to strain resources on both fronts, with infrastructure repair becoming a primary logistical challenge alongside active combat operations.