On the night of 30 June, a Russian massive drone assault on Ukraine injured eight civilians in eastern Kharkiv Oblast and caused structural damage in multiple Ukrainian regions.

The assault primarily concentrated on Ukraine’s eastern regions, with Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts bearing the brunt of the offensive.

Ukrainian air defense systems successfully intercepted 74 of the 107 incoming drones, representing a 69% success rate against the coordinated attack, according to the country’s Air Forces.

Russia launches dozens or hundreds of drones simultaneously from multiple directions, overwhelming Ukrainian air defenses that can track only a limited number of targets at once, making interception much harder.

Additionally, Russia has begun deploying wooden decoy drones that generate false radar signatures, tricking Ukrainian systems into wasting expensive munitions on fake targets.

Russia injures eight people in Kharkiv Oblast

The most significant civilian casualties occurred in Kharkiv Oblast, where a drone struck a vehicle service station, injuring eight people, including one child, in the city of Pisochyn, according to the State Emergency Service.

Additional drone attacks in the region targeted infrastructure in Derhachi, where fires erupted at both a private enterprise warehouse and an agricultural facility, though these incidents resulted in no reported casualties.

Rural areas also faced bombardment, with the village of Kurortne in Chuhuiv district experiencing damage to a sanatorium cafeteria building, which subsequently caught fire following the Russian strike.

Agricultural infrastructure damaged in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Dnipropetrovsk region also faced overnight attacks, with Russian forces deploying drones against agricultural infrastructure in Synelnykivskyi district. Regional Military Administration head Serhii Lysak reported that air defenses shot down four UAVs over the region, but strikes still occurred.

“In Synelnykivskyi district, an agricultural enterprise was damaged, tractors were destroyed. A fire occurred,” Lysak stated on Telegram.

Russian forces also conducted artillery bombardment and FPV drone attacks against Nikopol district, targeting four communities and damaging a private house and gas pipeline, though no casualties were reported.