Key facts
- Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day resulted in seven deaths and 67 injuries.
- Odesa and its surrounding region were heavily targeted, with two people killed and at least 10 injured.
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast reported three fatalities and five injuries, including four children.
- Missile and drone debris caused power outages in multiple oblasts, including Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Sumy.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted a significant number of incoming Russian munitions.
Russian forces launched a significant overnight assault across Ukraine, utilizing a Kh-31P anti-radiation missile, seven Kh-59/69 guided missiles, and 130 Shahed-type attack drones. Ukrainian air defenses reported intercepting five Kh-59/69 missiles and 115 drones. However, two missiles and eight drones managed to penetrate defenses, striking targets in seven locations. Debris from downed munitions was recorded at five sites.
The attacks resulted in at least seven deaths and 67 injuries nationwide. Odesa Oblast and its regional center, Odesa, were particularly hard-hit, with two people killed, including a woman in a park, and at least 10 injured. Odesa, a key Black Sea port and tourist destination, has been repeatedly targeted during the summer season.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, three people were killed and five injured, including four children, following 853 strikes on 58 settlements. Donetsk Oblast recorded one death and 14 injuries, while Kharkiv Oblast reported one fatality and 14 injuries. Sumy Oblast sustained 10 injuries, including a child and an elderly woman who suffered an acute stress reaction. Kherson Oblast reported eight injuries across 38 settlements, and Chernihiv Oblast saw five civilians injured by drone attacks. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast reported one injury.
Strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure led to power outages in Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Sumy oblasts, according to the state grid operator Ukrenergo.