Enemy launched missile and drone strike on Zhytomyr region: one person killed, 10 injured. PHOTOS (updated)
Russian forces launched a missile and drone strike on the Zhytomyr region, damaging residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by Vitalii Bunechko, head of the Regional Military Administration.
"So far, one fatality has been reported, and rescuers have managed to free four injured people from under the rubble," the statement said.
According to preliminary reports, at least 15 residential buildings have been damaged.
Search and rescue operations, firefighting, and cleanup efforts are ongoing.
Update
As a result of an enemy airstrike in northern Zhytomyr Oblast, 18 buildings were destroyed, including 9 residential buildings. More than 100 residential buildings, over 55 commercial buildings, and 2 stores were damaged.
"Currently, the death toll remains unchanged—one 70-year-old woman. Five residents of the region sustained injuries. Rescue operations at the scene are ongoing," noted the head of the Regional Military Administration.
Later, the State Emergency Service reported that 10 people were injured as a result of the Russian attack on a residential area, with two of them pulled from under the rubble by rescuers.
Search and emergency restoration operations are currently ongoing. State Emergency Service psychologists are working at the scene.
Aftermath of the attack
Massive Combined Strike on April 3
Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine using drones and missiles, which lasted throughout the night and into the morning. The regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Poltava, and others came under attack.
The enemy deployed over 400 strike UAVs and cruise missiles; takeoffs of strategic aircraft and MiG-31Ks were also recorded. Air raid alerts were declared across nearly the entire country.
As a result of the attacks:
- In Sumy, strikes were reported in the city center and at a shopping mall
- In Shostka, an aerial bomb destroyed a residential building; one person was killed
- In Kharkiv, there were numerous drone and missile strikes, resulting in fires and destruction
- In Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding region, residential buildings were damaged; there are casualties
- In the Kyiv region, one person was killed in a drone attack
- In the Poltava region, a UAV crashed, damaging buildings
- In the Dnipropetrovsk region, infrastructure and residential areas were struck, causing power outages
- Emergency power outages occurred in several regions
