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Russia Batters Ukraine in 12-Hour Barrage as NATO Boosts Baltic Vigilance and Poland Mobilizes Jets

Ukraine warns the latest strikes targeted civilians and energy facilities, prompting calls to bar suspected tanker-based drone ships.

Overview

  • Ukrainian officials say the 28 September onslaught lasted about 12 hours and left at least four dead in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old girl.
  • Kyiv reports that the mass drone-and-missile strikes hit residential areas and energy infrastructure, raising fears of new power outages.
  • NATO announced heightened vigilance and additional assets in the Baltic region, and Poland mobilized its aviation overnight as a preventive step near the border.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky says intelligence indicates Russian tankers are used to launch and pilot drones and urges a ban on their navigation in the Baltic and other seas.
  • A new Russian drone attack in Sumy on 30 September killed a couple and their two young sons, according to the regional administration.