Russia launched a drone assault towards Kyiv Oblast the night of Jan. 16, inflicting a hearth and injuring a baby, Mykola Kalashnyk, performing head of the regional navy administration, reported.

Air protection items intercepted targets over an unnamed city in Kyiv Oblast, Kalashnyk said. Falling wreckage from the downed drones injured a 12-year-old boy.

The boy has been hospitalized and is receiving medical consideration, Kalashnyk mentioned. No different casualties had been reported.

The falling particles additionally brought on a hearth to interrupt out in a restaurant and the connected boiler room. The fireplace, which coated an space of round 200 sq. meters, has now been contained. The blast broke home windows in a close-by constructing.

Russian drone attacks towards Kyiv Oblast and the town of Kyiv surged in late fall 2024. Drone strikes have focused residential areas and significant power infrastructure within the area.

As Moscow intensifies strikes, it additionally goals to ramp up domestic drone production, with plans to fabricate 6,000 Shahed-style assault drones per 12 months on the Alabuga Particular Financial Zone in Tatarstan.

Ukrainian military releases footage of rare Russian reconnaissance drone downing“A rare bird was shot down by anti-aircraft gunners and pilots of the 63rd Brigade — a Russian experimental reconnaissance drone Merlin-VR,” the brigade’s statement read.The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova