Ostrohradsky University
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Russia strikes Ukraine with 186 drones and cruise missiles overnight; two killed in Kyiv, two in Kharkiv Oblast
Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine beginning at 18:00 on 20 October and continuing into 21 October, using Iskander-K cruise missiles and 186 strike drones of various types. Ukrainian air defense reported intercepting or suppressing 150 drones, with hits recorded at 27 locations and debris falling at 13 others. Strikes hit residential buildings in Kyiv and the village of Korotych in Kharkiv Oblast, a university in Kremenchuk, energy infrastructure in four oblasts, and a merchant vessel in the Black Sea. Two people were killed in Kyiv and two in Korotych, with 11 injured including two children.