Consequences of Russian strikes on Cherkasy region: residential buildings and power lines damaged

Defenders shot down a missile and 29 drones

According to Igor Taburets, head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration, Russian occupiers carried out a series of attacks on the region's territory over the past 24 hours. Operational data indicates that, starting from the morning of 2 November, air defence units and mobile fire groups neutralised one enemy missile and 29 unmanned aerial vehicles.

Meanwhile, as Taburets noted, the consequences of the impacts are already being recorded: «Однак є наслідки атак рф для інфраструктури області. Інформація попередня. Обстеження території триває» (However, there are consequences of the Russian Federation's attacks for the region's infrastructure. The information is preliminary. Inspection of the territory is ongoing).

Two people injured in the regional centre

The consequences of the attacks have been recorded in Cherkasy itself. An enemy drone struck a private housing area of the city. As a result of the strike, at least four residential buildings were damaged. Medical teams at the scene provided first aid to two injured people.

Strikes on the region's districts

In addition to the regional centre, infrastructure damage has been recorded in other districts:

• In the Slobidka community of Cherkasy district, a drone struck a private residential house. The fire that broke out was quickly extinguished by fire crews. There were no casualties.
• In Zvenyhorod district, enemy drones attacked the territory of an inactive enterprise. The fire was also extinguished.

In addition to building damage, power lines were affected at several locations in the region. All relevant services continue to work at the scenes, and the inspection of the strike zones is ongoing.