Russian attacks across six Ukrainian regions killed two civilians and injured at least 20 others between 28 and 29 October, with children among the casualties and extensive damage reported to homes, businesses and civilian infrastructure.
Kharkiv region. A 38-year-old man was killed and eight people were affected by Russian attacks on Kharkiv and 19 other settlements, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported. In Kharkiv, three men aged 41, 46 and 55 and a 48-year-old woman were wounded, while a 72-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction. In Mala Danylivka, a 42-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl were injured. A 75-year-old man was also wounded in Staryi Saltiv. Russian forces used guided aerial bombs, Geran-2 and Molniya drones, FPV drones and other unmanned aircraft.
In Kharkiv, strikes damaged an educational institution, postal warehouses, six lorries, two buses, a gas tanker and other property. Residential buildings and vehicles were also damaged across Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk, Izium, Kharkiv and Chuhuiv districts.
Rivne region. A man was killed when Russian forces attacked a civilian enterprise in Sarny district overnight on 29 October. The strike caused a fire at the facility, prompting an emergency response. Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the blaze, while other emergency services continued working at the site.
Sumy region. Seven people were injured and another suffered an acute stress reaction as Russian forces launched nearly 80 attacks against 35 settlements across 18 communities in Sumy region. In the Sumy community, a 41-year-old man was injured in a drone attack, while an 85-year-old woman experienced an acute stress reaction. A 40-year-old man was wounded in the Putyvl community. The Shostka community reported five casualties: a 55-year-old woman and four men aged 32, 40, 48 and 57.
Russian forces used artillery, mortars, FPV drones, other unmanned aircraft and guided aerial bombs, with the most intensive attacks recorded in Sumy and Shostka districts. The strikes damaged apartment buildings, private homes, shops, vehicles and civilian infrastructure across several communities. A private property was destroyed in the Hlukhiv community.
Dnipropetrovsk region. Two civilians were injured in Russian drone attacks on Dnipropetrovsk region, including a 15-year-old girl in Pavlohrad. The teenager sustained shrapnel wounds when a drone struck the city, setting a shop and a private house on fire. She was hospitalised in moderate condition.
Separately, a 35-year-old man was injured in Dnipro, where a business facility was damaged. Russian forces launched nearly 20 drone attacks across the regional capital and surrounding districts overnight. In Nikopol district, strikes damaged an administrative building, an apartment block and infrastructure. A lorry was damaged in the Petropavlivka community of Synelnykove district, where a fire also broke out.
Donetsk region. Two civilians were injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk region on 28 October, according to regional governor Vadym Filashkin. The casualties were reported in Kramatorsk and Malotaranivka, both within the Kramatorsk city community.
No fatalities were reported in the region during the reporting period.
Zaporizhzhia region. Russian forces carried out 849 attacks against 44 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, although no casualties were reported, regional official Ivan Fedorov said.
The bombardment included 20 air strikes, 662 drone attacks, predominantly involving FPV drones, six multiple-launch rocket system attacks and 161 artillery strikes. Russian aircraft targeted settlements including Komyshuvakha, Zarichne, Veselianka, Tavriiske and Huliaipilske, while drones struck Zaporizhzhia city and numerous frontline communities.
Authorities received 87 reports of damage to residential buildings, vehicles and infrastructure.
