Ukraine Endures a Large-Scale Missile and Drone Assault
News from Ukraine highlights a major strike that affected multiple cities, with explosions reported across Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Lviv, Zaporozhye, and surrounding areas. Officials confirm grim losses, reporting at least 17 deaths and over 100 injuries as a result of the attack. Attribution: Reuters.
Missile and Drone Attack
During the night and into the early morning, Ukraine said 122 missiles and 36 Shahed attack drones were fired at the country. Of those, 87 missiles and 27 drones were intercepted. A government spokesperson described the scale of targets as unprecedented on their monitoring systems. Attribution: Associated Press.
Officials noted that critical infrastructure, industrial facilities, and military sites were struck. The Ministry of Energy reported power outages in Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Kharkiv regions, underscoring disruptions to essential services. Attribution: Interfax Ukraine.
President Zelensky affirmed that Ukraine would persist in defending the nation, its cities, and its people. “We will fight to ensure the safety of our country, every city, and all our people”, he stated. Attribution: The Kyiv Independent.
On the Russian side, the Ministry of Defense reported several group attacks and a major strike using precision weapons and drones in the past week, claiming targets included military-industrial facilities, airfields, arsenals, and other strategic sites, all reportedly hit. Attribution: TASS.
Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa
- Local media in Kyiv reported casualties, with several deaths and dozens of injuries in the city. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a warehouse collapse left residents trapped under rubble. Attribution: Kyiv Post.
City officials noted hospitalizations and on-scene medical care for many residents. Emergency services remained active across the city. Media accounts referenced damage to a metro station building that had previously provided shelter and was back in service. Reports also identified a nearby industrial facility as a potential target. Fires were seen in a large unfinished building and in several districts, contributing to deteriorating air quality and prompting health advisories urging residents to limit outdoor activity. Attribution: Ukrinform.
- Local outlets cited ongoing injuries and fatalities in Kharkiv, with damage including a warehouse, industrial sites, a transport depot, and emergency medical vehicles. Attribution: Ukraine News Network.
City authorities reported multiple strikes overnight and into the morning, with power disruptions affecting transit and daily life in Kharkiv. Attribution: Kharkiv City Hall.
- In Odesa, regional authorities confirmed fatalities and noted that debris from a downed drone caused a fire after striking a multi-story building. Attribution: Odesa State Administration.
Dnipro, Zaporozhye, Lviv
- Local authorities described several casualties and substantial damage to a shopping center, a maternity hospital, homes, administrative buildings, and multiple high-rise structures following the morning strike. Attribution: Dnipro City Council.
Reports from Ukrainian media indicated additional fatalities and injuries in Zaporozhye, with at least one missile damaging a private residence and widespread destruction affecting daily life. Officials cited large crater formation and significant property damage. Attribution: Zaporozhye Regional Administration.
- In Lviv, authorities reported fatalities and injuries focusing on critical infrastructure that caught fire, with city leadership noting damage to a business facility that housed offices and production spaces. Attribution: Lviv Municipal Service.