Ukrainian missile and drone strike in Russia kills at least 21 people

January 4, 2024

At least 21 people were killed and 110 were injured in Russia after a Ukrainian missile and drone strike on Saturday morning. , the governor of, said that two children had died in a residential area of , the oblast's capital city.

Ukraine carried out the assault in response to Russian missile attacks that killed at least 41 Ukrainians, according to an intelligence source quoted by RBC-Ukraine. The two countries have been at full-scale war since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

The Russian (MOD) said the strikes would "not go unpunished."

The strikes also hit, Belgorod, , and , said the Ukrainian public broadcaster,. Drones also focused on military electronics manufacturer Kremniy El in.

32 drones from Ukraine were shot down and destroyed by the Russian air defense systems over four Russian oblasts:, , , and , according to the MOD.