Emergency crews battled large fires across multiple civilian sites in Ukraine after waves of Russian drone strikes overnight on 23 April. In Kharkiv, the attacks ignited major blazes, while strikes also hit infrastructure across the east, south and centre of the country.Nine workers were killed when a drone struck a bus in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The Kyiv region was also targeted, though no immediate damage was reported. Footage from emergency services showed buildings and vehicles engulfed in flames as crews worked to contain the destruction. Russia has not issued a statement on the strikes. n18oc_world n18oc_crux