Russian attacks across Ukraine killed eight people and injured 51 others over the past 24 hours, local authorities reported on Oct. 24–25, as Russian forces launched waves of drones and missiles targeting multiple regions.

The attacks struck residential buildings, civilian vehicles and settlements across the country, causing casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, according to regional officials and the Ukrainian Air Force.

In the central city of Vinnytsia, a Russian drone struck a five-story residential building overnight on Oct. 25, injuring six people, one of whom was hospitalized, Nataliia Zabolotna, head of the Vinnytsia Oblast Military Administration, said.

The strike caused structural damage between the second and third floors, completely destroying four apartments and damaging parked vehicles nearby, Zabolotna added.

The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 153 Shahed-type drones overnight, including 92 jet-powered drones, as well as Banderol cruise missiles.

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 119 drones, including 64 jet-powered ones. As of 8 a.m. local time, efforts to intercept the remaining drones were continuing, with at least nine still in Ukrainian airspace.

Some drones penetrated Ukrainian air defenses and struck 15 locations, while falling debris was reported at nine other sites, the Air Force said.

In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russian attacks on the Synelnykove District on Oct. 24 killed three people and injured 14 others, including an 11-year-old girl, regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said. Five of the injured were hospitalized in serious condition.

In the Nikopol District, two women were killed and five people, including a 14-year-old boy, were injured in Russian attacks over the past day, Hanzha added.

In Kharkiv Oblast, a 45-year-old man was killed in the town of Lozova, while two other men, aged 43 and 26, were injured, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

Additional attacks injured a 39-year-old man in Kharkiv city, three men aged 70, 54 and 47 in the town of Derhachi, and a 45-year-old woman in the village of Mala Danylivka, according to Syniehubov.

In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed in the village of Yarova, while six others were injured elsewhere in the region, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

In Sumy Oblast, a Russian attack on a farm in the Buryn community killed a 31-year-old woman and injured an 18-year-old man. A separate drone strike targeting a car in the Boromlia community injured three women aged 68, 56 and 36, local authorities reported.

Russian forces also carried out extensive attacks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring four people over the past day, local authorities said.

Russian troops launched 832 strikes on 52 settlements across the region using drones, artillery, aircraft and multiple-launch rocket systems, according to regional officials.

In Kherson Oblast, Russian attacks targeted 43 settlements, including the regional capital, Kherson, injuring two people, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

In Chernihiv Oblast, two women suffered acoustic trauma during a Russian strike on the regional capital on Oct. 24, Governor Viacheslav Chaus said.

Meanwhile, one person was injured in a Russian drone attack on Kyiv on Oct. 24, the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said.

The latest attacks underscore the continuing threat posed by Russian drone and missile strikes to civilian communities across Ukraine, with casualties and damage reported in numerous regions over the 24-hour period. (ILKHA)