9 killed, 81 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day

[riversedge]

Source: kyiv independent


July 8, 2025 11:13 am by Tim Zadorozhnyy


At least nine civilians were killed and 81 others injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, regional authorities reported on July 8.

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 54 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones, and fired four S-300/400 guided missiles.

Air defenses intercepted 34 drones, while another eight were likely used as radar-jamming decoys. Drones struck five locations across the country.

The overnight assault was repelled using aircraft, electronic warfare, mobile fire groups, and missile defense systems, the military said...........................

Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/9-killed-81-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-over-past-day-06-2025/

---

Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦@frontlinekit

Every day at exactly 09:00 the whole of Ukraine 🇺🇦 freezes, cars stop in the middle of the road, birds stop chirping, and we all pay our respects to our fallen heroes, 60 seconds to think about those 1000km away in the trenches, giving everything to keep us safe.

Thank you.

Link to tweet

[ck4829]

1. It would be called "terrorism" if dozens of Iranian-designed drones flew from Gaza to hit Israel. nt

[maxsolomon]

2. We're sending weapons, we're not sending weapons, we're sending weapons.

While Trump dithers, Putin's Terrorism has entered a new phase.

It's almost like he doesn't care...