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Russia Launches Mass Overnight Strike Across Ukraine as Air Defenses Down Hundreds

Romania scrambled fighters after a drone briefly entered its airspace, underscoring regional spillover risks.

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces launched more than 470 attack drones and 48 missiles during the night assault.
  • Ukraine's Air Forces reported neutralizing 442 drones, 34 Kh-101 cruise missiles and seven Kalibr missiles, while some weapons penetrated defenses.
  • In Ternopil, officials confirmed 10 people dead and 37 injured, including 12 children, with two nine‑story residential blocks heavily damaged and rescues ongoing.
  • Kharkiv authorities said 46 people were injured, including two children, with damage to 16 apartment buildings and multiple civilian sites after strikes using Geran-2 drones and other UAVs.
  • Energy and transport infrastructure were hit across several regions and emergency power cuts were introduced, according to Ukrainian authorities.