BREAKING NEWS: Russia is massively attacking western Ukraine from Belarus: there are hits and casualties

Svitlana Makrynska16:00, 13.05.26

Three people died as a result of the attack in the Rivne region.

Russia is carrying out a massive drone attack on western regions of Ukraine. The first casualties and hits are already known.

Yes, the enemy attacked Rivne and the region with several drones. In the Rivne region, a UAV hit a residential building. Initially, the OVA reported two dead and four wounded. Later, they announced another dead person. 

Lutsk has come under massive attack. According to the secretary of the Lutsk City Council, Kateryna Shkloda, explosions were recorded in the city center. She added that information about damage to buildings and casualties is being verified. Footage of enemy drones falling in Lutsk has appeared on social networks.

The Air Force also reported the movement of drones in the direction of Kovel. According to Kovel City Mayor Igor Chaika, traffic in the city has been temporarily restricted on certain sections of eight streets due to a UAV attack. 

In addition, the Transcarpathian, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Ternopil, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions are under attack by enemy UAVs. In particular, according to eyewitnesses, the drone reached the resort town of Bukovel.

According to Uzhhorod City Council deputy Vitaliy Glagola, in Svaliava, “Shahed” hit an energy infrastructure facility.

He also reported on the threat of UAVs to Mizhhirya, Irshava, Svalyava, Mukachevo, and Uzhhorod. 

Later, Glagola added that there were hits in Uzhhorod. In particular, one of the drones hit a critical infrastructure facility in the area of ​​the Dravtsi microdistrict. Another strike was recorded in the area of ​​the Tabla microdistrict.

In Zhovkva, Lviv region, a hostile attack on a critical infrastructure facility occurred, reported the city’s mayor, Oleh Volskyi. The city was left without electricity. 

The attack did not bypass the Vinnytsia region. As noted by the head of the Vinnytsia OVA Natalia Zabolotna, there were 80 enemy UAVs in the airspace of the region. 

“This was one of the largest air attacks in recent times,” she stated.

Three people were injured in a drone attack in the Khmelnytskyi region . 

Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Marcinkiv said that today’s attack is a targeted strike on western Ukraine. 

“I ask you to react, because new “Shaheeds” are constantly flying in, there may be a missile strike a little later. This is probably the largest attack during the full-scale invasion,” he emphasized.

(c)UNIAN 2026

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