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Russia Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Infrastructure, Injuring Both Sides — AI-generated representative image: A fire burns at an industrial site in Ryazan, Russia, amid reported Ukrainian drone strikes on infrastructure.

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Moscow targeted a postal hub, power substation and cargo ship as Ukrainian drones struck the Ryazan region overnight.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone attacks on each other's infrastructure on Thursday, causing injuries on both sides. Moscow said its forces struck a postal logistics hub, a power substation and a cargo ship, while Ukrainian drones set off fires in an industrial zone in the Russian city of Ryazan, about 200km (125 miles) southeast of the capital.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Telegram that its drones hit a terminal of Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private delivery company, in the village of Novyi Korotych outside Kharkiv, a 330-kilovolt substation in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment in the Black Sea.

The latest exchanges mark an intensification of long-range strikes by both sides, with Ukraine targeting Russian energy infrastructure and Russia continuing to pressure Ukraine's power grid. The attacks have left civilians wounded and killed, while disrupting electricity, heating and water supplies as winter approaches.

Confirmed Strikes and Casualties

Ukrainian officials did not immediately confirm the strikes on the postal terminal or the vessel. However, regional authorities reported the toll of Russia's broader attacks.

Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said Russia attacked the city and 17 settlements in the region over the past day with more than 80 drones, injuring six people, including a child.
In the eastern Donetsk region, Governor Vadym Filashkin said Russian attacks killed four civilians and injured five others on Wednesday, with two people killed in Serhiivka and two in Yasnohirka.
Russian drones caused large fires in the Bucha district outside Kyiv overnight, where a logistics centre was targeted and one person was injured.

Background and Pattern of Attacks

Moscow maintains that the logistics sites it targets serve the Ukrainian military. Nova Poshta facilities have been hit repeatedly, including an attack on a sorting centre in Kyiv in August that killed three people.

Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's power grid, causing rolling blackouts in Kyiv since mid-October. Residents in the capital have reported going without electricity and, more significantly, water for days. City authorities have indicated that heating will not be switched on until temperatures have remained at minus 5 degrees Celsius for five consecutive days, and as temperatures approach zero, the outages have become a matter of life and death.

Ryazan Strikes and Official Accounts

Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said more than 200 Ukrainian drones attacked the region overnight. Falling debris caused fires at several industrial sites and damaged power lines, cutting electricity to parts of the city, and one person was injured. Malkov later said power had been restored and the fires had been extinguished or contained.

Malkov did not name the sites that were hit, but footage verified by the independent Russian outlet Astra showed a fire at the Ryazan oil refinery, which is owned by state energy company Rosneft and is among Russia's largest. The Yaroslavl refinery was attacked two days earlier, and windows were shattered at a school in Ryazan, where classes were cancelled.

Current Status and What Comes Next

Power has been restored in Ryazan and the fires there have been extinguished or contained, according to the regional governor. The strikes have not stopped Russian fuel production, though local shortages have occasionally been reported as residents rush to fill up after news of refinery attacks. Ukrainian authorities have not yet confirmed the strikes on the Nova Poshta terminal or the cargo ship, and further details remain awaited.

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