A barrage of Russian drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight killed at least four people in cities across the country, including a 10-year-old boy, regional officials said on Monday (February 9, 2026). The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched 11 ballistic missiles and 149 drones -- including Iranian-designed Shaheds -- at the country from Sunday (February 8) evening into the early hours of Monday (February 9). Air defence units downed more than one hundred drones and several of the missiles, they added without elaborating. Local officials in the city said that a 35-year-old man was killed and that two more were wounded, including a 19-year-old woman. And a 71-year-old man was killed by Russian drones in his bed in the settlement of Novgorod-Siversky in the northern Chernigiv region, local authorities said.

Source: The Hindu February 09, 2026 18:14 UTC