Dead and injured after Ukrainian drone attack in Russia!

Dead and injured after Ukrainian drone attack in Russia!

The military conflicts between Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate. The first reports of victims in the Nizhny Novgorod region of central Russia became known today. According to Kleine Zeitung, at least one person was killed by Ukrainian drone strikes, while two other employees of an industrial company were injured and hospitalized.

The attack targeted a factory near the city of Arzamas, around 350 kilometers east of Moscow. The Russian military said it shot down a total of 39 Ukrainian drones overnight over several central regions of Russia and the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. These developments follow an incident the evening before when two deaths and three injuries were reported in the Tula region.

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Parallel attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have also had devastating consequences. According to ZDF, six people were killed, including a five-year-old child and his father. Ten injuries were also registered, including an eleven-month-old baby. Military administrator Timur Tkachenko and Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported numerous explosions, with air alerts in Kiev lasting more than five hours. The attacks were concentrated in several neighborhoods, resulting in serious fires in the upper floors of residential buildings.

The Russian military attacks were not limited to Kyiv; Such attacks could also be observed in other regions such as Zaporizhia and Kharkiv. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha accused Russia of carrying out targeted attacks on civilians, while the Russian army claimed it "destroyed and intercepted" over 59 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Continued attacks and ceasefire talks

The ongoing war also entails strategic diplomatic steps. A US delegation plans to hold separate talks on a ceasefire with Kiev and Moscow in Saudi Arabia. The talks are organized in such a way that they want to meet with Ukrainian representatives on Sunday and with Russian government representatives on Monday.

In a broader context, the intensity of air strikes from the Russian side increased significantly. On July 8, 2025, Russia carried out the largest airstrike of the conflict, firing 728 drones and 13 missiles into the country, heavily affecting the central Ukrainian city of Lutsk. However, Ukrainian air defense was able to intercept 711 of these drones by using inexpensive interceptor drones ZDF today.

The conflict between the two countries, which has been going on for more than three years, remains tense despite efforts to achieve peace, with both sides continuing to use combat drones to carry out targeted attacks on infrastructure and civilians. The situation in the affected regions remains critical and the international community is monitoring developments with great concern.