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Drone strikes hit Zaporizhzhia region; couple killed in Volnyansk, 14-year-old wounded in city
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Summary
The broadcast reported overnight drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia region that killed a married couple in Volnyansk and wounded a 14-year-old in Zaporizhzhia city, citing regional head Ivan Fedorov. Parts of the city lost power but were restored by morning.
Russian forces attacked the Zaporizhzhia region overnight with unmanned drones, the morning broadcast reported, citing regional authorities who said one married couple in Volnyansk died when a Shahed drone struck their private home.
The head of Zaporizhzhia region, Ivan Fedorov, was cited by the program as reporting the civilian deaths; the broadcast also said a 14-year-old was wounded in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Parts of the city experienced power outages overnight that were largely restored by morning, the program said.
The broadcast also summarized reports of explosions in Kropyvnytskyi, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson and relayed a mayoral statement from Kyiv indicating about 1,000 apartment buildings remain without heating after previous strikes. The program repeated that repair of the Darnytska thermal power plant could take at least two months if there are further attacks, citing Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Russian Defense Ministry claims the program relayed said that 38 Ukrainian drones were shot down during the night; the program contrasted that claim with reports of power outages and infrastructure damage cited by local regional channels.
The broadcast did not present independent verification of battlefield claims and attributed casualty reports and tactical details to regional officials and the program’s cited local sources.
Next steps: local authorities said repairs were underway and the situation was being monitored; no independent confirmation of all reported strikes was provided in the broadcast.
