Russia attacks Ukraine with over 100 strike drones, most downed

On the night of Friday, 2 October, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 108 strike drones, 47 of which were jet-powered. Air defence forces neutralised 88 drones. Impacts were recorded at 11 locations and debris fell at five sites.

In Kyiv, the enemy attacked the Pivdennyi Bridge several times, and in the morning struck a residential apartment building, killing one person. In total, four people are known to be wounded from the night attack.

Strikes were also recorded against Kherson, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Sumy, as well as in the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kyiv, Poltava and Rivne regions. In Kherson, a kindergarten was damaged; in Kharkiv, a shop, an institute and critical infrastructure facilities were hit.