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Russia Launches Mass Overnight Strikes Across Ukraine, Killing 5 as Poland Scrambles Jets

Kyiv reports more than 50 missiles and about 500 drones hit infrastructure nationwide, intensifying appeals for additional air‑defence systems.

Overview

  • Four people were killed in the Lviv region near the Polish border, where an industrial park burned and parts of the city lost power in what emergency services called likely the largest attack on the region during the war.
  • One person died and at least nine were injured in Zaporizhzhia, where more than 73,000 customers were left without electricity after strikes damaged homes and utilities.
  • Ukraine’s air force issued nationwide alerts as air defences engaged drones and missiles across multiple regions including Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa and Kirovohrad.
  • Poland’s Operational Command said Polish and allied aircraft were operating in its airspace and air-defence and radar forces were at the highest readiness during the overnight attacks.
  • Russia’s Defence Ministry said it carried out a massive precision strike on military‑industrial and energy facilities, while Ukrainian officials reported damage to civilian infrastructure and energy sites.