Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,285
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On day 1,285 of the war, Russian attacks killed at least five civilians across Kherson, Zaporizhia and Donetsk and wounded dozens. Zaporizhia received intense strikes: 286 drone attacks, 10 missile attacks and five air strikes on 16 settlements in one day. A drone damaged a power facility near Odesa, cutting electricity for over 29,000 customers and heavily affecting Chornomorsk. A Belize-flagged civilian bulk carrier sustained minor damage after striking an unknown explosive near Chornomorsk. Chernihiv energy infrastructure was hit, leaving 30,000 households without power. Ukrainian forces reported 142 drones used overnight; most were shot down but 10 locations were struck. Zelenskyy vowed strikes deep inside Russia.
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Monday, including two in Kherson, one in Zaporizhia, and two in Donetsk, according to regional governors. The attacks wounded dozens more. In the Zaporizhia region alone, Russian forces launched 286 drone attacks, 10 missile attacks and five air strikes on 16 settlements in one day, Governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on Telegram.
A Russian drone attack overnight damaged a power facility near the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, leaving more than 29,000 customers without electricity on Sunday morning, the region's governor said. The hardest hit city was the seaport of Chornomorsk. The Reuters news agency also reported that a civilian bulk carrier flying the flag of Belize sustained minor damage after hitting an unknown explosive device near Chornomorsk.
Russian drones also targeted Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region early on Sunday, damaging energy infrastructure and leaving 30,000 households without electricity, including part of the city of Nizhyn, said Governor Viacheslav Chaus. The Ukrainian military said Russia had attacked Ukraine with 142 drones overnight, and, while its air defence forces managed to shoot down most of them, the drones struck 10 locations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to retaliate to Russian attacks on his country's power facilities with strikes deep inside Russia.
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