Russian forces strike Kharkiv firefighters twice, injuring three

On the night of October 25, Russia launched 153 attack drones against Ukraine, with air defenses downing 119 of them. Strikes and debris falls were recorded in frontline communities, including casualties in Synelnykove, Dnipropetrovsk region. In Kharkiv, Russian forces struck firefighters a second time while they were extinguishing a blaze, injuring three State Emergency Service workers and destroying a fire truck. The city and 14 settlements were hit, with one death and four injuries reported in the Novobavarskyi district. Across Ukraine, attacks hit Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Chernihiv regions, damaging infrastructure and homes. In Synelnykove, four people died and 13 were injured, while Kyiv reported drone debris falling on a parking lot.