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Overnight Strikes Kill Civilians in Zaporizhzhia and Crimea as Both Sides Report Massive Drone Barrages

Kyiv is seeking stronger air-defense support during UN meetings.

Rescuers carry the body of a woman found under debris of her house which was hit during a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine September 22, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region/Handout via REUTERS
A relative, center, mourns by a dead body after a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
Rescuers carry the body of a woman found under debris of her house which was hit during a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine September 22, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region/Handout via REUTERS
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Overview

  • Ukraine’s State Emergency Service confirmed three people were killed and two injured after Russian guided-bomb strikes hit Zaporizhzhia, damaging homes, shops and vehicles.
  • Russian-installed officials in Crimea said a Ukrainian drone attack on the Foros resort area killed three and wounded 16, with damage reported at a sanatorium and a school.
  • Ukraine’s Air Force reported neutralizing 132 of 141 Russian strike and decoy drones launched overnight across multiple regions.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses downed about 114 Ukrainian drones over several regions and occupied Crimea, while regional reports cited additional fires and injuries.
  • Regional authorities in Kyiv, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk reported further damage and injuries, and a daily tally from Ukrainian officials put nationwide civilian casualties at at least eight dead and 21 wounded.