Russian attacks kill six in southern Ukraine, regional governors say
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KYIV - Russian air attacks killed at least six people overnight, injured 21 more, including five children, and set on fire several buildings in southern Ukraine, regional governors said on Nov 11.
Five people were killed in Mykolaiv region and one was killed in Zaporizhzhia region, where a residential building was destroyed, the governors of the regions said on the Telegram messaging app.
Among the injured in Zaporizhzhia were five children between the ages of four and 17.
Reuters could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Russia.
The Ukrainian air force said later on Nov 11 it shot down two missiles and 39 out of 74 drones launched by Russia overnight.
The air force said 30 more drones were lost in Ukrainian air space and three more left toward Belarus and territories temporarily occupied by Russia.
Ukraine and Russia deny targeting civilians in their attacks, but thousands of people have died since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the vast majority of them Ukrainians.
The Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions and most of the eastern half of Ukraine have been under air raid alerts and under a threat of Russian drone attacks on and off for most of the night, starting at around 7.30pm GMT on Nov 10 (3.30am on Nov 11, Singapore time), according to data from the Ukrainian air force. REUTERS
