Russian missile and drone strikes cause heavy casualties across Ukraine

Russian forces launched extensive drone and missile attacks across several Ukrainian regions, causing widespread destruction and casualties. In Kyiv and surrounding areas, overnight bombardments killed between 15 and 17 people and injured dozens more, triggering multiple fires across the capital and its suburbs. Local authorities described the assault as among the most severe recent strikes on the capital region.

In Dnipropetrovsk, officials reported five deaths and 16 injuries following nearly 60 bombardments across five districts, including a strike on a gas station near Kryvyi Rih. In Odesa, attacks damaged residential buildings, port infrastructure, and the power grid. Ukrainian defense officials stated that roughly 180 drones targeted eastern and southern territories, including Sumy and Zaporizhzhia.

Separately, Russian officials reported three fatalities in the Belgorod region following a Ukrainian drone attack.

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