Russian air strikes kill at least 23 across Ukraine as Moscow claims Donetsk gains

Overnight Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens, local officials reported. Attacks targeted several regions, including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia, using around 180 drones alongside missiles.

In the Kyiv capital region, authorities confirmed at least 15 fatalities, describing the assault as "one of the most tragic attacks" to date after explosions ignited residential and commercial fires. In Dnipropetrovsk, regional emergency services reported five deaths and 16 injuries from nearly 60 bombardments across five districts, including a lethal drone strike on a gas station near Kryvyi Rih that killed three people, among them an eight-year-old child.

Concurrently, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed control over two Donetsk settlements, Vasyutinske and Toretsk. Ukrainian military reports acknowledged severe frontline engagement across the region without confirming territorial losses.

Sources: Adevărul, HotNews, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă