Russia has launched one of its most intense missile and drone offensives on Ukraine in recent months, resulting in significant casualties and widespread damage to vital infrastructure. The multi-pronged attack targeted residential buildings, energy facilities, and other key locations, deepening the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
In northern Ukraine’s Sumy region, a missile strike on a nine-story residential building tragically killed at least eight people, including two children, and left dozens more injured. The attack prompted a mass evacuation of more than 400 residents, while emergency services continued to search through the rubble. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko called the attack “a great tragedy,” as the country grapples with the ongoing toll of the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the assault involved a combination of 120 missiles and 90 drones, including Iranian-made Shahed drones, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles. Despite Ukraine’s air defense systems intercepting a significant number of these threats—144 out of 210—the damage to the country’s energy infrastructure was severe.
Key cities, including Odesa, reported power outages, while a drone strike in Mykolaiv damaged the energy sector, killing two people and injuring several others, including children.
Oleh Kiper, the governor of Odesa, confirmed that the attack killed two Ukrenergo energy workers.
A missile strike hit Kyiv, prompting Zelenskyy to urge Western air defense support as the U.S. approved Ukraine’s long-range missiles. In response, President Zelenskyy emphasized that such strikes would speak for themselves, underscoring Ukraine’s resolve to defend its sovereignty.
Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, while Ukraine’s drone strikes hit Russian regions, escalating the war with rising civilian casualties.
(By Ankita Singh, Web Team at C6N)
