A barrage of Russian drones and missiles struck Ukraine overnight, killing at least 10 people, including two children, in Kharkiv, and damaging key infrastructure across the country.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called the attacks “horrific” and urged continued international support for Ukraine’s air defence systems.
Kharkiv bore the brunt of the assault, with a Russian ballistic missile hitting a five-storey residential building, killing 11 people, including two children, according to local authorities.
Residents described the devastation, highlighting the indiscriminate nature of the attacks against civilians.
Impact on energy and railway
Russian strikes also targeted Ukraine’s energy sector, leaving thousands without power and damaging electricity distribution lines in Kyiv and other regions.
Four railway stations and additional rail infrastructure were hit in central Ukraine, while port facilities in Odesa were damaged, setting vegetable oil containers on fire and destroying a grain warehouse.
Casualties and damage
In Kharkiv, 15 people were injured and 19 residential buildings suffered damage. Commercial and administrative buildings, as well as vehicles, were also affected.
In Kyiv, three people were injured and heating was knocked out in 2,806 apartments across four districts, prompting emergency power cuts in seven regions, the national grid operator Ukrenergo said.
Ukrainian air defence units reportedly shot down 453 drones and 19 missiles.
Despite these efforts, nine missiles and 26 attack drones managed to hit 22 sites, demonstrating the scale and intensity of the Russian assault.
President Zelenskiy emphasized that Russia has not abandoned its attempts to destroy Ukraine’s residential and critical infrastructure.
He urged global partners to continue supplying air defence systems and weapons to help Ukraine respond effectively to the ongoing attacks.
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