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Mass Russian Barrage Batters Ukraine as Moscow Reports Advances Near Kupyansk and Uspenovka

Ukraine reports casualties following overnight strikes that targeted energy and transport infrastructure, triggering rolling outages.

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 450 attack drones and 45 missiles were launched, with confirmed impacts from 26 missiles and 52 drones across multiple regions.
  • In Dnipro a drone hit a nine‑story residential building, killing two women and injuring 12, while Kharkiv halted its metro and faced disruptions to power and water.
  • Kremenchuk and nearby Horishni Plavni lost electricity, rail links in Poltava region were delayed, and Kyiv’s street lighting went dark as the grid operator announced widespread shutdowns and Centrenergo reported state TPP generation offline.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces completed the capture of Uspenovka in Zaporizhzhia, advanced more than three kilometers at Volchye in Dnipropetrovsk region, and continued clearing operations street by street in Kupyansk.
  • Russian officials reported cross‑border drone incidents including three injuries at a Bryansk plant and strikes on a Vologda substation, while air defenses claimed eight Ukrainian UAV shootdowns across several regions including the Moscow area.