Russian strikes on Ukraine kill and wound civilians as Voronezh reels from Ukrainian drone attacks

Russian strikes on Ukraine continued overnight into Monday, October 26, with 140 drones and four missiles launched, causing injuries and damaging energy and civilian infrastructure. Ukraine's air force reported shooting down 112 drones and three missiles. In Zaporizhzhia, four people were injured, with private homes, cars, and a hotel damaged. Two were wounded in Chernihiv region, where an enterprise hangar and grain storage caught fire. Emergency power outages were introduced in Khmelnytskyi region after an energy facility was hit. Three people were injured in Izyum from guided bombs. Russia's defense ministry claimed 290 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight. Voronezh authorities reported two dead and 17 injured, with 113 drones downed over the region. Fires occurred at industrial sites, a business center, residential buildings, and other locations. Ukrainian monitoring channels said targets included the Voronezhsyntezkauchuk petrochemical plant and the VASO aircraft factory.