Russian drone attack hits Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk overnight

Russian war

1 July, 10:43 AM

Air raid alerts were declared across parts of Ukraine as Russia launched drone attacks, with explosions reported in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast coming under attack, Ukrainian officials said on July 1..

7:05 a.m. Russian forces attacked five gas stations overnight in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, regional Gov. Oleksandr Hanzha said. Equipment was damaged at all five stations, and fires broke out.

6:33 a.m. Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, the regional military administration said.

A woman was injured and is receiving medical treatment.

6:11 a.m. Local media reported an explosion in Zaporizhzhia.

5:39 a.m. The Ukrainian Air Force reported jet-powered drones over Kherson Oblast heading toward Mykolaiv Oblast, near the town of Snihurivka.

4:33 a.m. The Air Force reported drones over Sumy Oblast near Romny and Hlukhiv.

It also reported launches of guided aerial bombs targeting Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

3:33 a.m. The Air Force reported drones approaching Dnipro from the north.

It also reported guided aerial bomb launches in Sumy Oblast.

2:07 a.m. The Air Force reported:

  • Drones approaching Dnipro from the south.

  • A drone over Poltava Oblast flying west past the town of Mashivka.

Drones approaching Dnipro from the south.

A drone over Poltava Oblast flying west past the town of Mashivka.

1:44 a.m. The Air Force updated drone movements:

  • A drone over eastern Chernihiv Oblast heading south past Borzna.

  • A drone over Poltava Oblast flying west past Poltava.

  • A drone approaching Zaporizhzhia from the east.

Air raid alerts remain in effect in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, as well as parts of Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv and Odesa oblasts.

Earlier, the Air Force reported drones approaching Sumy from the north.

Earlier, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said relay stations used to guide Russian drones from Belarus had not yet been dismantled.

He said one of the relay stations was briefly activated on June 29 but was unlikely to be used again.

"I think they will realize they should not do this. We have plenty of capabilities. We have experience, trained crews and prepared forces. We have everything needed not to fear actions from that direction and, at the very least, prevent enemy drones from operating along the border," Syrskyi said.

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