A person lost their life in a Russian robot attack on a residential area in Chernihiv, northeast of the capital Kyiv and about seven miles from the Russian border. Several people were injured in the attack, according to the region's governor.
In a drone attack, a truck driver was killed when he was hit by debris from a downed Russian drone. The attack took place near Kyiv. Another fatality was claimed in a Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia region.
According to Ukraine's air force, Russia sent 93 drones against Ukraine during the night against Friday. Almost all are said to have been shot down or inactivated by the country's air defense systems.
The Russian military has stepped up air strikes against Ukraine in recent weeks, including a drone attack on Kyiv on New Year's Day, when two people were killed.
A Russian official stated on Friday that two people were killed in Ukrainian attacks on a border area in the Kursk region, where Ukraine has a military presence after the offensive that began last summer.
