Casualties mount across Ukraine following widespread Russian strikes

Russian missile and drone bombardments across Ukraine have left dozens of civilians dead and injured, with severe damage reported in several regions. In the Kyiv metropolitan area, overnight strikes involving ballistic missiles killed between 15 and 17 people and wounded over 40, igniting major fires in residential zones and commercial facilities. Local officials described the barrage as "one of the most tragic attacks so far" in the capital region.

Further strikes hit the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia regions, damaging energy infrastructure, port facilities, and residential housing. Near Kryvyi Rih, a drone strike on a gas station killed three people. Meanwhile, Russian authorities stated that a Ukrainian drone attack in the Belgorod border region killed three civilians.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă