Russian drone hits Vinnytsia apartment block, six injured

A Russian strike drone hit a five-storey apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia early on Sunday, injuring 6 people and destroying 4 flats, regional governor Natalia Zabolotna said.

The drone struck the building shortly before dawn, causing the structure to partially collapse between the second and third floors, Zabolotna said on Telegram. Cars parked in the courtyard were also damaged, and 1 of the 6 injured was taken to a regional hospital for inpatient treatment.

The same attack damaged a nearby private care home for elderly residents. Emergency crews evacuated 15 elderly people from the facility, and psychologists from Ukraine's State Emergency Service gave them immediate support, according to the Kyiv Post.

More than 60 emergency personnel and 14 vehicles were sent to the scene to put out fires, clear rubble and check the stability of nearby buildings, the Kyiv Post reported. Part of Vinnytsia region also lost power after the strikes hit an energy facility, Ukrainska Pravda reported, and crews worked to restore supply. Zabolotna said the wider wave of strikes on the region also damaged critical infrastructure, civilian sites and private homes, without giving further detail.

The Vinnytsia strike was one of several reported the same night across Ukraine. In the Konotop district of Sumy region, a Russian drone hit a cattle farm, killing a 31-year-old female worker and injuring 4 other people, regional authorities said, according to the Kyiv Post. A separate drone attack on the Pokrovske community in Dnipropetrovsk region's Nikopol district injured 4 civilians.

In Kharkiv region, a Russian missile hit a commercial warehouse in Lozova, killing a 45-year-old man and wounding 2 others, the Kyiv Post reported, while emergency crews worked to put out the resulting fire. Ukrainian officials have not commented on any response to the wider wave of strikes.