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Drone strikes kill 3: Kyiv hits Omsk plant and Ozon hub; power cut in Crimea and east

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On Saturday, Ukraine and Russia engaged in reciprocal drone strikes. Ukrainian drones targeted a petrochemical plant and an Ozon warehouse in Russia’s Omsk region, while Russian drones killed three people and injured at least eight others, including an 11-year-old girl, in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. Additionally, the attacks disrupted power supplies across parts of Crimea and eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian forces.

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As of October 24, 2026, Ukrainian drones attacked a petrochemical plant and an Ozon warehouse in Russia's Omsk region while disrupting electricity and water supplies in Crimea. The attacks cut power to over 2.5 million residents in Crimea, though the exact number affected was not specified. Additionally, Russian forces reported shooting down 616 Ukrainian drones overnight across more than 20 regions, causing injuries from falling debris and sparking fires. In retaliation, a separate Russian drone strike killed three people and injured at least eight others in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, including an 11-year-old girl.

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Omsk Russia Russian Ukraine Ukrainian

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Ukraine GPE · 7× Russian NORP · 6× Russia GPE · 5× Omsk GPE · 3× Ukrainian NORP · 3× Crimea GPE · 2× Dnipropetrovsk GPE · 2× Energy Ministry ORG · 2× Fire Point ORG · 1× Ozon ORG · 1×

Narrative

Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone strikes on Saturday, with Ukrainian drones hitting a petrochemical plant and an online retailer's warehouse in Russia's Omsk region, while a Russian attack killed three people and injured at least eight others in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.

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2026-10-24 · Times of India

Drone strikes kill 3: Kyiv hits Omsk plant and Ozon hub; power cut in Crimea and east · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

attack → exchange → region

The strikes also disrupted power supplies across parts of Crimea and Russian-controlled territories in eastern and southern Ukraine, Russia's Energy Ministry said. asserted

Ministry → disrupt → Ukraine

Ukraine's defence operations company Fire Point said its drones were used to strike a Russian petrochemical plant and a warehouse belonging to online retailer Ozon in Omsk. asserted

drones → say → Omsk

Regional governor Vitaly Khotsenko had earlier reported an attack on an industrial zone but did not initially confirm whether any facilities had been hit or assess the damage. asserted

facilities → report → damage

The Omsk region, in southwestern Siberia, is home to an oil refinery operated by Gazprom Neft. asserted

region → operate → Neft

Russian drone attack kills three in Ukraine In Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, a Russian drone attack killed three people and injured at least eight others, including an 11-year-old girl, the regional governor said. asserted

governor → kill → girl

The strike triggered a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment block. asserted

strike → trigger → block

It also damaged a nearby shop and several cars, highlighting the impact of the attacks on civilian areas. asserted

It → damage → areas

Ukrainian strikes disrupt power supplies asserted

strikes → disrupt → supplies

Meanwhile, Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure cut electricity to parts of Crimea and Russian-controlled areas of eastern and southern Ukraine, Russia's Energy Ministry said. asserted

Ministry → cut → Ukraine

The affected regions included Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk, along with the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. asserted

Russia → affect → 2014

The ministry did not disclose how many people were affected. asserted

people → disclose → ?

It said repair crews were working to restore electricity, while temporary power cuts had been introduced to help stabilise the grid. asserted

cuts → say → grid