A Russian strike on an industrial plant in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, has wounded at least 21 people, local officials reported on October 8, as Moscow continued its relentless attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilian targets.
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Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on his Telegram channel that the search was continuing for two people, who may have remained under the rubble.
Regional Governor Oleh Synyehubov said three of the wounded are in serious condition in hospital following the strike, which Russian military bloggers said was carried out by an Iskander missile, while Ukrainian officials said that the city was targeted by several strikes.
The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia used two Iskander missiles and 19 drones in an attack on the southern Odesa region, but its air defense systems shot down 18 of the Russian drones early on October 8.
In the southern Kherson region, one person was killed in an attack on the city of Antonivka, regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on October 8.
Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defense systems repelled a Ukrainian drone attack early on October 8, shooting down 16 unmanned aerial vehicles.
Fourteen of the drones were shot down over the territory of the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, and two other drones were destroyed off Russia's Black Sea coast, the ministry said in a message on Telegram.
However, Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram that Ukraine attacked nine districts in his region with 45 drones, wounding two people.
SEE ALSO: Hundreds Evacuated After Ukrainian Strike On Crimean Fuel DepotOn October 7, Ukrainian drones reportedly struck a fuel depot in Feodosia, the largest such facility in occupied Crimea, triggering a huge fire.
The head of the Moscow-installed Feodosia administration, Igor Tkachenko, said that the fire was still burning on October 8, with social media pictures showing thick plumes of black smoke rising in the air.
Tkachenko said a total of 1,047 civilians had been evacuated from Feodosia due to the blaze.