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Russia Launches Massive Drone and Missile Barrage on Ukraine as Street Fighting Rages in Pokrovsk

Emergency outages alongside civilian casualties highlight mounting strain on Ukraine’s defenses before winter.

Overview

  • Ukraine reports more than 450 attack drones and 45 missiles were launched overnight, with air defenses intercepting 406 drones and nine missiles as dozens of strikes hit 25 locations.
  • Energy infrastructure was a primary target, prompting emergency power cuts across regions including major outages in Kremenchuk and Horishni Plavni and service disruptions in Kharkiv.
  • A Russian drone struck a nine‑story residential building in Dnipro, killing at least two people and injuring around a dozen, according to Ukrainian authorities.
  • Regional officials said at least 11 civilians were killed and 44 injured across the country over the past day as crews worked to restore electricity, water and heating.
  • Combat around Pokrovsk intensified with house‑to‑house fighting; Russia claimed local gains and a village capture, while Ukraine’s military reported repelling 62 attacks in that sector.