At least eight killed and 18 injured in latest Russian attacks on Ukraine

At least eight people were killed and 18 were injured after Russian missile and drone attacks struck Ukraine overnight on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said. 

Forty-five Shahed-type drones were launched as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Twenty-four of the drones were reportedly downed, while strikes were recorded at 12 locations. 

Four people were killed and six were injured after strikes on residential areas and infrastructure in Kherson, according to its regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin.  

Three others were killed in Donetsk and one in Kharkiv with several injured, local officials said. 

At least seven people were also injured after heavy shelling in the Sumy region, including a 7-year-old child, Ukrainian media reported. 

Across the border in the Russian city of Volgograd, Kyiv officials say Ukrainian drones struck a Lukoil refinery overnight into Thursday, causing severe fires. The refinery is owned by Russian oil giant Lukoil.

The Ukrainian military said it had targeted the site because it supplies fuel to Russian forces. Volgograd regional governor Andrey Bocharov said there were no casualties. 

Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday that it had destroyed or intercepted 44 Ukrainian drones overnight, including nine over Volgograd. Euronews could not independently verify these claims.