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Russian overnight strikes kill Ukrainian teenager and hit homes, kindergarten and hospital
A 17‑year‑old boy was killed in Zaporizhzhia and children were wounded in Rivne as Russian attacks overnight damaged homes, a kindergarten and a medical facility in several Ukrainian cities, according to Ukrainian authorities, who say 80 of 117 incoming drones were downed or suppressed.
A wave of Russian strikes overnight left a trail of damaged civilian sites across Ukraine on 13 November, even as air defenses intercepted many of the incoming drones.
In Zaporizhzhia, regional authorities reported that Russian forces hit the private sector of the city, killing a 17‑year‑old boy. Emergency services said four more people were pulled from under the rubble.
In Rivne Region, officials said a drone hit a residential multi‑storey building, sparking fires in two apartments. Six people were injured there, including two children. In the nearby town of Zdolbuniv, a separate attack caused a garage and car to catch fire.
Vinnytsia Region also came under night‑time attack. Regional authorities said two women were injured when Russian forces struck the city, damaging residential buildings and a kindergarten. All fires were later extinguished by rescue services.
Farther south in Odesa, officials reported that a Russian strike damaged a private residential building in the city, triggering a fire.
Kyiv was hit by debris. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, the Kyiv city military administration said a building belonging to a medical facility caught fire after fragments of a drone fell on it. Ukraine’s emergency service later reported that one person was injured, seven were rescued and 30 evacuated. The strike caused a fire and partial destruction on the second floor of the hospital before firefighters brought the blaze under control.
Across the country, Ukrainian reporting counted 117 Russian drones launched overnight. Air defenses and electronic warfare units shot down or suppressed 80 of them. Authorities recorded direct impacts from Russian air attack assets at 24 locations and damage from falling debris at another 10 sites.
These figures suggest both a significant interception rate and a continued pattern of civilian sites being hit or damaged when drones get through or are destroyed over populated areas. Developments to watch include any change in the reported interception rate, fresh Russian salvos aimed at particular cities, and whether Ukraine’s partners respond with new air‑defense supplies after another night in which homes, a kindergarten and a hospital were among the damaged targets.