Key facts
- Russian attacks killed at least 12 people and injured 80 others across Ukraine in the past day.
- Ukrainian forces reported downing 174 drones and five missiles.
- Attacks targeted civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings, in multiple regions.
- President Zelensky called for more anti-ballistic systems and F-16s to protect lives.
Russian forces conducted widespread attacks across Ukraine over the past day, resulting in at least 12 deaths and 80 injuries, according to local authorities. The Ukrainian Air Force reported intercepting 174 Shahed drones and five missiles, though debris from downed munitions caused damage in six locations. Several Russian missiles were reportedly neutralized by electronic warfare countermeasures.
Odesa Oblast was a primary target of the overnight assaults, with at least 12 people injured and significant disruptions to electricity and water supply in the city of Odesa. In Kyiv Oblast, three people, including a young child and his grandparents, were killed in the village of Pukhivka. The capital city, Kyiv, was targeted by six ballistic missiles aimed at civilian infrastructure, leading to one fatality.
Further casualties were reported in other regions: two deaths and 27 injuries in Kharkiv Oblast, including a five-year-old boy and a woman in serious condition; three deaths and five injuries in Donetsk Oblast; three deaths and five injuries in Sumy Oblast, which experienced nearly 24 hours of air raid alerts; 10 injuries, including two children, in Kherson Oblast; three injuries in Zhytomyr Oblast; 11 injuries, including four children, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; and two injuries in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, which saw 974 attacks. Mykolaiv Oblast also reported one injury from drone attacks.
President Zelensky emphasized the need for increased international pressure through new sanctions to curb Russia's ballistic missile production and urged for more defensive capabilities, including anti-ballistic systems and F-16 fighter jets, to protect Ukrainian lives.