Russian drone attacks hit Ternopil and Rivne regions overnight
Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s Ternopil and Rivne regions during the night of November 4. A strike damaged energy infrastructure in Ternopil district, while a residential building was partially destroyed in Rivne region, where a woman was injured and hospitalized.
Key points
- A drone hit an energy infrastructure facility in Ternopil district on November 4.
- A residential building was partially destroyed in Rivne region.
- A woman sustained injuries to her leg and arm and was hospitalized in Rivne region.
- The fire at the damaged Rivne residential building was extinguished.
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported 310 Shahed-type attack drones, including 81 reactive ones, plus Gerber drones and Parodia decoys.
- Air defenses had neutralized 272 Russian drones by 08:00, including 64 reactive drones.
- Impacts were recorded at 19 locations and debris falls at 15 more locations.
- Emergency services responded to the attacks in Ternopil region.
Why it matters
The overnight strikes damaged critical energy infrastructure and civilian property in western Ukraine. A woman was injured and hospitalized in Rivne region, while emergency and air-defense services responded to the attacks and worked to address their consequences.
What happened
Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine during the night of November 4, striking the Ternopil and Rivne regions. In Ternopil district, a drone hit and damaged an energy infrastructure facility; emergency services arrived and worked to mitigate the consequences. In Rivne region, a residential building was partially destroyed and a fire broke out before being extinguished. A woman injured in the leg and arm was hospitalized.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting highlights the damage to energy infrastructure and civilian property, the partial destruction of a residential building in Rivne region, the hospitalization of an injured woman and the response of emergency services. The coverage also emphasizes the scale of the overnight drone attack and its place within a major campaign against Ukraine’s energy sector.
Background
The wider overnight attack involved Shahed-type drones, Gerber drones and Parodia decoys, with impacts and falling debris recorded at multiple locations across Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said Russian forces had carried out more than 20 targeted attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities over the preceding day, describing the campaign as one of the largest attacks on the country’s energy sector.