Russian drone attacks kill 13 in Ukraine after ceasefire expires

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Following the expiration of a ceasefire, Russia launched extensive drone attacks across 14 Ukrainian regions on Tuesday and into Wednesday, resulting in at least 13 fatalities and numerous injuries. Attacks targeted residential areas, civilian infrastructure including railway facilities, and a gas processing plant in Russia. Ukraine's air force reported intercepting 111 out of 139 Russian drones launched in 24 hours, but acknowledged 20 direct hits. Ukrainian intelligence warned of potentially protracted strikes, possibly followed by missile attacks. Russia, in turn, claimed to have intercepted 286 Ukrainian drones over its own territory and Crimea.

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A fire was triggered at a gas processing plant in Astrakhan due to falling drone debris.

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Russian defense ministry claimed 286 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over 14 Russian regions and Crimea.

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Zelensky accused Russia of 'purposely' targeting Ukraine's railway infrastructure and civilian facilities.

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Ukraine's air force reported Russia launched 139 drones in 24 hours, with 111 shot down and 20 direct hits.

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Russian drone attacks killed 13 people in Ukraine after a ceasefire expired.

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In a post on Telegram on Wednesday morning, Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha reported more than 30 Russian attacks on three districts throughout Tuesday.He said two people were killed in Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih, and another six in the Synelnykove district - just south-east of the regional capital Dnipro."More than two dozen houses were damaged," Hanzha added.In the north-eastern Kharkiv region, five people were reported injured and a number of residential houses damaged.Russian drone strikes were also reported in the southern Odesa, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as in Poltava - Ukraine's central region.Writing on Telegram on Wednesday morning, Zelensky said 14 Ukrainian regions were attacked throughout Tuesday, and there were more attacks overnight.He accused Russia of "purposely" targeting Ukraine's railway infrastructure and other civilian facilities.Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 139 drones in the past 24 hours. It said 111 projectiles were shot down or intercepted, but recorded 20 direct hits in 13 locations.Russian attacks continued on Wednesday, with Ukraine's Hur military intelligence warning that such strikes could be "protracted".In a statement, Hur said that in a first wave of attacks Russia was using a "significant number of strike drones to overload Ukraine's air defence system and strike civilian targets". It added that this could be followed by massive missile strikes.On Wednesday, three people were killed and four injured when a residential house was hit in the Rivne region, local officials said.They added that in the Zaporizhzhia region, an elderly man was killed when a Russian guided bomb exploded nearby.And in Kherson, nine people were wounded when a drone struck a passenger minibus.Meanwhile, the Russian defence ministry said 286 Ukrainian drones were intercepted since Tuesday evening over 14 Russian regions and Crimea - Ukraine's southern peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.The governor of the southern Astrakhan region, Igor Babushkin, said that overnight falling drone debris triggered a fire at a gas processing plant in the regional capital."There is no threat of air pollution," he added.

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