NATO fighter jets have been dispatched in response to a recent series of attacks by Russia in Ukraine that resulted in casualties among civilians, including children and elderly individuals.
An eight-year-old boy lost his life in a drone strike in Cherkasy, leaving 14 others injured. Additionally, a 74-year-old kiosk vendor was tragically killed in an attack on a bus stop in Zaporizhzhia.
Ukraine retaliated by targeting military sites, taking down a Russian soldier with a FPV drone in the disputed Donetsk region. During the engagement, a Russian fighter from the 414th Madyar Birds brigade attempted to neutralize the drone but was thrown back by an explosion towards a nearby water body.
In the past 24 hours, Russian assaults across Ukraine extended to Odesa region ports on the River Danube, located merely half a mile away from NATO’s territory in Romania.
The Romanian Air Force swiftly responded, launching two F-16 aircraft from the 86th Air Base in Fetești. Simultaneously, the country’s Ministry of National Defence activated air defense systems in preparation for potential threats.
Meanwhile, earlier attacks by Russia in Dnipro resulted in five fatalities and 27 injuries. Distressing scenes captured victims with various wounds, including blast injuries, shrapnel wounds, lacerations, and fractures on the streets of the Ukrainian city.
Emergency response teams were seen aiding civilians, with one 54-year-old woman expressing the severity of her injuries. The attacks persisted in Dnipro, causing three more individuals to be wounded.
Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, Kryvyi Rih, faced intense assaults from Putin’s forces, leading to significant destruction marked by a massive mushroom flame. In Kharkiv, the Pechenihy dam suffered aerial bombardment with six bombs, while Sumy, a border town, faced repeated attacks, including an assault on emergency personnel.
In a setback for Putin, a military-related gunpowder plant in Kazan experienced a massive explosion, claiming at least one life in unclear circumstances. Moreover, Enerhodar, a town near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant under Russian control, endured power outages attributed to an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
