Two Ukrenergo employees killed in Russian attack

Two employees of Ukraine's national electricity transmission operator Ukrenergo were killed in a large-scale Russian attack on the night of 5-6 July.

Source: Ukrenergo press service

Details: Ukrenergo said those killed were Inna Kucher and Kateryna Antiufieieva, who worked in the company's Employee Health and Wellbeing Support Department.

The two women lived in the same apartment building. Russia's latest large-scale attack claimed both of their lives. Inna's husband was also killed, leaving their son orphaned.

Background:

• On the night of 5-6 July, Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine using strike drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defences downed 363 of the 419 aerial targets launched. However, 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones struck targets at 34 locations across the country.
• While the air defence forces had a very high success rate in shooting down Russian cruise missiles and drones, not a single ballistic missile was intercepted. Ukraine's Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat explained why this is the case.
• The main strike was directed at Kyiv. As of 10:00, 11 people had been confirmed dead, while nearly 60 others had been injured.
• In Kyiv, the death toll from the Russian attack rose to 15. Emergency workers recovered the body of a woman from under the rubble.

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