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Ukraine·Russia·Armed Conflicts

Russian drone barrage kills civilian, wounds dozens across Ukraine

Saturday, 18 April 2026, 14:09 · 1 min read

A Russian drone assault on Ukraine overnight left at least one civilian dead and more than 26 others wounded, according to local officials. The fatality occurred in Mykolajivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, while attacks also struck the port of Odesa and areas in the north and east of the country; Ukraine's air force said it intercepted 190 of the 219 drones launched. The strike underscores a widening gap in air-defence capacity, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning that Western production of interceptor missiles is failing to keep pace with Russian fire — a shortfall made more acute by surging global demand for Patriot systems following the recent conflict involving Iran.

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