Russia launched 112 attack drones at Ukraine overnight on 29 October. One man was killed in the Sarny district of Rivne region, and several people, including two children, were hurt in and around Kharkiv this morning.
Russia has waged a full-scale war on Ukraine since February 2022 and keeps hitting civilian sites and homes.
The overnight attack
The attack began at 6pm on 28 October. The 112 drones were Shaheds, and 40 of them were jet-powered. Gerbera and Parodiya decoy drones flew with them. Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems and mobile fire groups fought them off.
By 8am, 97 drones had been shot down or jammed, 30 of them jet-powered. About 7 attack drones were still in the air. Drones hit 7 places, and debris fell on 5 others.
Sarny district, Rivne region
A Russian strike hit a civilian business in the Sarny district. It started a fire and killed a man. The State Emergency Service said rescuers arrived quickly and put out the fire.
Kharkiv and Mala Danylivka
Geran-3 jet drones began hitting Kharkiv and nearby areas at first light. The Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office says a woman, a man and their daughters, aged 13 and 5, were hurt in Mala Danylivka at about 5.25am. Their house was damaged.
At about 7am, a drone hit a private home in the Industrialnyi district and injured a 51-year-old woman. This morning, the grounds of an educational institution in the Saltivka district were also hit. Later, a 72-year-old woman was hurt in the Kholodnohirskyi district. Trucks, buses and other vehicles burned in the city. At least six people have been injured.
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