Four injured in Russian drone strike on Cherkasy Oblast – photos
At least four people have been injured in a Russian drone attack on Cherkasy Oblast on the night of 14-15 April.
Source: Ihor Taburets, Head of Cherkasy Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote: "A difficult night for Cherkasy Oblast: Russia targeted the oblast with attack drones. In particular, we are recording the fall of enemy aerial assets at several locations in the oblast centre [the city of Cherkasy]."
Details: Taburets said three people had been injured.
Update: The State Emergency Service reported in the morning that four people had been injured in the Russian attack on Cherkasy.
"Early reports indicate that six residential buildings and two outbuildings have been damaged. Five cars have been destroyed and four others have been damaged. Fires broke out in two houses, and a bus also caught fire. All the fires have been extinguished," they added.
Background:
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces might attack Ukraine on the night of 14-15 April using drones and missiles.
- Later, Russian forces struck the city of Dnipro, causing a fire in an office building and injuring a woman.
- In addition, Russian drones attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia, where a fire broke out in a residential area.
- On 14 April, Russian forces also conducted a drone attack on Cherkasy Oblast, killing an eight-year-old boy and injuring 14 people.
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