ported to a regional hospital for surgery. She survived by a miracle , a senior regional official said in a statement, adding that doctors are working to stabilize her condition and monitor the unborn child. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russian forces launched multiple unmanned aerial vehicles overnight targeting infrastructure and residential areas across several regions. Air defense systems intercepted many of the drones, officials said but some penetrated defenses and struck civilian locations. The attack underscores the continued vulnerability of towns and villages near the eastern front, where drone warfare has intensified in recent months. Both sides have increasingly relied on unmanned aerial systems to conduct long-range strikes, often targeting energy facilities, military sites and Ukrainian officials say, civilian neighborhoods. Photographs released by emergency services showed a single family home reduced to splintered wood and shattered brick with rescue workers combing through debris under floodlights. Authorities said there was no immediate indication of military infrastructure near the site. Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the strike and calling it another act of terror against civilians and urging Western allies to accelerate the delivery of air defense systems. Every delay costs lives , he said in his nightly address. Moscow has repeatedly denied deliberately targeting civilians, saying its military operations are aimed at degrading Ukraine’s defense capabilities. Russian officials did not immediately comment on the reported strike. The United Nations has documented thousands of civilian deaths since Russia’s full scale invasion began in February 2022, though it says the true toll is likely significantly higher. Human rights monitors have warned that drone and missile attacks in populated areas continue to pose grave risks to noncombatants. Residents in the affected village described hearing a loud explosion shortly after midnight followed by flames engulfing the home. It was quiet, and then suddenly everything shook said a neighbor who asked not to be named for security reasons. By the time we ran outside, it was already burning. Local authorities declared a day of mourning and said psychological support services would be offered to relatives and community members. As fighting grinds on along multiple fronts, civilians in eastern Ukraine remain caught between advancing technologies of war and the enduring fragility of daily life in a conflict with no immediate end in sight. Source: AP News