Ukrainian airstrike kills 4 in Russia, Kharkiv bombing leaves one dead | Foreign policy, defense and security news

Four people were killed and more than 100 injured in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on Sunday, according to Russian authorities. At least one person was killed on the second day of Russian bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.

Five people, including two children, were killed by falling debris when five Ukrainian missiles were fired in Sevastopol, a port city in Crimea annexed by Russia, said Mikhail Razvozhaev, the city’s Moscow-appointed governor. The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the Health Ministry, that 124 people were injured.

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Razvozhayev declared Monday a day of mourning in the city and cancelled public events.

When three Ukrainian drones attacked the town of Grayvoron, one person was killed and three injured in the Russian region of Belgorod on the border with Ukraine, said the region’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Air defenses shot down 33 Ukrainian drones overnight over the western Russian regions of Bryansk, Smolensk, Lipetsk and Tula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. No casualties or damage were reported.

A new attack on Kharkiv on Sunday killed at least one person and injured 10, according to local authorities. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the city was attacked with a guided bomb and that around half of Kharkiv was without electricity as a result of the attack.

Sunday’s attacks came after Russia struck Kharkiv with four aerial bombs on Saturday afternoon, hitting a five-story residential building and killing three people. The region’s governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said 41 people were still being treated for injuries on Sunday.

In a video address after the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukraine’s partners to strengthen their air defenses.

Modern air defense systems for Ukraine such as Patriots, accelerated training of our pilots for the F-16 and, most importantly, sufficient range of our weapons are really necessary, he said.

Two people were injured by falling debris when two Russian missiles were fired over the Kyiv region during the night, said Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshuk.

The regional governor of the partially occupied Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Vadym Filashkin, said two people were killed and four injured in the Russian attacks on Saturday.

In addition, the Ukrainian Navy released photos on Sunday that it said confirmed the destruction of a warehouse in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar that was used to launch and store Iranian-designed Shahed drones.

Navy officials said instructors and cadets were killed in the attack on Friday evening. Moscow has not yet commented on the reports, but officials said air defenses shot down several drones in the area on Friday evening.