Russian strikes kill 2 as Ukraine targets drone factory

Key Points:

• Russian drone strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine, including a 16-year-old boy in Chernihiv and a man in Kherson, with multiple others wounded and property damaged.
• Ukraine launched a drone attack on a Russian drone factory in Taganrog, southwestern Russia, causing a fire and injuring three people; the factory is part of Russia's military-industrial complex producing strike and reconnaissance drones.
• Russia claimed to have shot down 274 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukraine reported 236 drones launched by Russia, with 203 intercepted and 32 hitting targets across 18 locations.
• Ukraine's Interior Ministry opened an investigation into a mass shooting in Kyiv that killed six and wounded at least 14; the gunman, described as mentally unstable and born in Russia, was killed by police, and some officers were suspended for inadequate response.
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy criticized the U.S. decision to extend a sanctions waiver on Russian oil shipments, arguing that revenues from Russian oil fuel the war and calling for stronger measures to reduce Russian oil exports.