Deadly Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv region and Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 81 drones and intercepted one of three Iskander-M or S-400 ballistic missiles fired from the north, Ukrainian Air Force officials reported. Ukrainian Air Force communications head Yurii Ihnat stated that Russian forces also launched two Onyx missiles toward southern regions.

The attacks inflicted significant casualties across the country. In the Kyiv region, a ballistic missile strike on a private training ground killed ten people and injured nearly 100 others, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced. In Zaporizhzhia, guided aerial bomb strikes targeted residential areas and damaged a cemetery, injuring 30 people, including seven children, according to emergency services.

Sources: Ukrinform