Key facts
- Russia launched a massive combined drone and missile attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
- Three people were killed and six were injured.
- Residential and commercial buildings, including a shopping center, were damaged.
- Ukrainian air defenses reported shooting down a significant number of incoming projectiles.
- President Zelensky vowed retaliatory strikes against Russian military enterprises and logistics.
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in an overnight attack that killed three people and injured six in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on July 26. The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Moscow's troops launched 235 drones and 27 missiles, damaging residential and commercial buildings and causing fires. Ukrainian air defenses reported intercepting a portion of the projectiles, with 10 missiles and 25 attack drones hitting nine sites.
Regional Governor Serhiy Lysak described the event as a "terrible night" and a "massive combined attack on the region." In the city of Dnipro and the surrounding oblast, three people were killed and six others wounded. Pictures posted by Lysak showed firefighters battling blazes, a residential building with damaged windows, and charred vehicles. The city of Kamianske saw high-rise buildings and an educational institution damaged, with approximately 200 windows broken, and the Epicenter shopping center was reportedly destroyed. Fires also broke out in industrial enterprises and a parking lot.
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed retaliatory strikes, stating that "Russian military enterprises, Russian logistics, and Russian airports should feel that Russia’s own war is now hitting them back with real consequences." Ukraine has increased its attacks on Russia in recent months, amid ongoing fierce fighting along the front lines.