Russia launches widespread missile and drone attack across Ukraine

Russia carried out a large-scale overnight attack across Ukraine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, killing at least eight people—including two children—and injuring over 50 others.

Strikes targeted residential areas and infrastructure in Kyiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, and western cities such as Lviv, where air defense systems were active. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that preliminary findings indicate Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile in a strike on Radushne, near Kryvyi Rih, where a residential home was destroyed.

The bombardment severely impacted Ukraine's energy grid, causing power outages across five regions. National grid operator Ukrenergo reported that Sumy Oblast suffered the most significant disruption, leaving Sumy and neighboring communities without electricity while emergency teams work on repairs.

Sources: Investor.bg, Point, Ukrinform