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Ukraine and Russia exchange overnight drone strikes as conflict escalates

Ukraine and Russia launched overnight drone attacks, with Ukrainian strikes targeting oil refineries and a petrochemicals plant in Russia, while Russian drones hit railway infrastructure and power substations in Ukraine. Moscow also claimed control of Priyut in Donetsk

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(From left) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, and Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand on video call with Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska, on Thursday. Pic/AFP

(From left) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, and Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand on video call with Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska, on Thursday. Pic/AFP

Ukraine and Russia exchanged overnight drone strikes into early Friday, with Ukraine hitting oil refineries and a petrochemicals plant while Russia attacked railway stations and electrical substations. 

Ukraine’s strikes hit an apartment block in Russia’s central Tatarstan injuring three, and Russia’s attack in Ukraine’s Sumy killed a railway worker. Russia said on Friday it had taken control of the settlement of Priyut in Donetsk.

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