Russia and Ukraine Exchange Airstrikes Killing Up to 12 People
Russia and Ukraine launched overnight airstrikes on November 13, causing multiple deaths and damaging residential and industrial sites in both countries.
The Federal Government of Russia and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine exchanged overnight airstrikes on November 13, 2026, resulting in between six and 12 deaths across both nations. Russian forces targeted Odesa, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhia, where a strike in the Kosmichny district injured 13 people, including five children, and damaged two apartment buildings. Other Russian attacks hit a hospital in Kyiv and residential structures in several regions, killing at least three people and injuring more than 20.
Simultaneously, Ukrainian drone strikes targeted industrial zones in the Russian regions of Samara and Volgograd. Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov reported four deaths in his region, while additional reports indicate four more deaths in Samara. Russian defense officials claimed to have intercepted 1,198 Ukrainian drones across 17 different regions.
These escalations occurred shortly after US-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi, where both parties agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange. The violence also follows a meeting in Ireland between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
