Pryluky: Five dead in Russian drone attack in northern Ukraine

At least five people were killed in a Russian drone strike in northern Ukraine. A one-year-old child was among the victims of the attack in the town of Pryluky, regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus said on Thursday. Six other people were taken to hospitals with injuries. A total of six Shahed drones attacked residential areas in Pryluky overnight, causing severe damage to homes, Chaus said.

In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, another Russian drone strike injured 17 people, including children, a pregnant woman, and a 93-year-old woman, according to military governor Oleh Synyehubov. "By launching attacks while people are sleeping in their homes, the enemy once again confirms its tactics of insidious terror," Synyehubov wrote on Telegram.

On Wednesday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in a telephone call with US President Donald Trump that he would retaliate for Ukrainian drone attacks on military airfields in Russia. According to Ukrainian sources, more than 40 combat aircraft were destroyed over the weekend.

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