In the early hours of 6 November, Russian drones targeted Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in an overnight strike, damaging infrastructure and hurting civilians, according to acting head of the oblast military administration Vladyslav Haivanenko. Ukraine’s Air Force later reported that 135 drones were launched across the country, of which 108 were intercepted or suppressed.

Kamianske reports injuries and infrastructure damage after drone strike

Kamianske sustained several drone impacts overnight, which triggered multiple fires and injured eight civilians. According to the latest update, a body of a man was extracted from the rubble.

The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Head said a four-story residential building suffered partial damage to its roof and internal structures. Vehicles in the vicinity were also affected, and a transport enterprise was among the damaged sites.

Elsewhere in the oblast, a drone struck a building belonging to a municipal enterprise in the Synelnykove district’s Petropavlivska community, causing a fire.

The Russians also struck Pavlohrad infrastructure, leaving the city and several settlements in Synelnykove district without power.

Meanwhile, Russian forces also used FPV drones and artillery to shell the Nikopol district, targeting both the city of Nikopol and the Pokrovska community. In Nikopol, a five-story residential building, a detached house, and a power line were damaged.

The oblast’s air defense units shot down 13 drones during the night, according to the Air Command.

Air Force intercepts 108 drones as Russia launches 135 from five directions

Ukraine’s Air Force reported that starting at 7:00 p.m. on 5 November, Russia launched a total of 135 attack drones, including explsive Shahed and decoy Gerbera UAVs. The drones were launched from multiple directions: Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Shatalovo, all in Russia. Approximately 90 of the launched drones were Shahed-type UAVs.

Ukraine’s defense against the drone wave involved aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups. By 9:00 a.m. on 6 November, 108 drones were confirmed as either shot down or electronically suppressed in Ukraine’s northern, southern, and eastern regions.