Ukrainian drone attacks kill eight in response to Russian missiles

Ukrainian strikes target Russian oil hubs and high-rises as Zelenskyy warns of critical Patriot interceptor shortages.Swarms of drones launched overnight by Ukraine towards targets in multiple Russian regions have killed at least eight people, despite Russia saying it successfully shot down 635.The deaths announced by regional governors on Sunday included three killed by a drone strike on a car in the Udmurtia region, more than 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) beyond the Ukrainian front line.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Poland protests to Russian ambassador over missile incursionlist 2 of 3Russian missile attacks kill at least nine in Ukraine’s Kyivlist 3 of 3Moscow restaurant bombing kills threeend of list“This act is monstrous in its senselessness. These people were definitely not a military target,” acting Governor Olga Abramova said on Telegram.In the Saratov region, civilian infrastructure was hit in the cities of Saratov and Engels, and two people were killed when a residential building in Engels was struck, Governor Roman Busargin said.Both Saratov city, which hosts a major oil refinery, and Engels, home of a strategic bomber airbase, have come under repeated Ukrainian attack in recent years.Ukraine’s military said it had attacked ⁠the Saratov refinery and the Engels airbase, sparking fires at both facilities. It said its forces had also struck an oil ⁠depot in the western Kaluga region.In the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, three people were killed and five wounded in Ukrainian strikes, the local task ‌force reported.Ukrainian drones also attacked a Wildberries warehouse in the Samara region, around 800 km (500 miles) from Ukraine’s most advanced military ⁠positions, Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said. He said there were no casualties and that a fire that had broken out as a result of the attack was being put out.