The fatalities occurred in the city's Shevchenkivskyi district, as shops, businesses, vehicles, and the city's water supply were damaged in the early morning attack.

Ukraine said Friday it had launched a missile strike one day earlier on the western Belgorod region targeting air defense systems and damaging military radars. Kyiv has stepped up its cross-border drone and missile attacks on Russian territory and said this week it had launched its largest barrage of the war on military sites and energy installations over the border.