5 killed in Ukrainian rocket strike on Russia’s Voronezh region
MOSCOW/KYIV – Five people were killed in a rocket strike by Ukrainian forces on Russia’s Voronezh region, the regional governor said on Monday.
Dozens of residents of the city sought medical treatment after the strike, added Aleksandr Gusev.
According to the governor, production facilities of an enterprise in the region sustained damage. In addition, 10 residential apartment buildings were damaged, and 50 vehicles were destroyed.
A state of emergency has been declared on several streets in the region’s Zheleznodorozhny district, said Gusev.
Russian communication, military, logistic facilities targeted
Ukraine said on Monday it had struck Russian military, communications and logistics facilities while accusing Moscow of attacking foreign-flagged merchant ships in the Black Sea and killing a crew member.
The Ukrainian General Staff said its forces hit the Dubna space communications center in the Moscow region, the Kavkaz port in the Krasnodar region, two car ferries used to supply Russian troops, a Voronezh plant producing electronics for the Iskander and Kh-101 missiles, a drone operator training ground, and a bridge.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses destroyed 301 Ukrainian drones overnight over its territories.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 84 drones were shot down near the capital, with no casualties or damage reported.
Ukrainian officials said Russian drones struck three foreign-flagged civilian ships overnight, killing an Egyptian crew member aboard a Panama-flagged bulk carrier.
Ukraine buys 600 air defense missiles
Ukraine has signed a contract with Germany for the purchase of 600 air defense missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published late Sunday.
“This is a good contract,” Zelensky was quoted by TSN.ua as saying, adding that the delivery process may take a considerable amount of time.
Germany began manufacturing Patriot missiles some time ago after obtaining a production licence from the United States, he added.
Zelensky said during his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump, he received a positive signal regarding the possible transfer of the production licence to Ukraine.