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Russia Launches Massive Overnight Barrage as Ukraine Strikes Refineries

Ukraine says air defenses downed most targets, with retaliatory drones striking refineries and bridges.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s air force reported 537 Russian strike drones and 45 missiles launched overnight, with 510 drones and 38 missiles neutralized.
  • Authorities said one person was killed and at least 24 injured in Zaporizhzhia, where homes and businesses were damaged and power was cut to roughly 25,000 residents.
  • Ukrainian forces said drones hit oil refineries in Krasnodar and Syzran, with fires and explosions reported as damage assessments continued.
  • Ukraine’s 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade said it destroyed two bridges in Russia’s Belgorod region by using low-cost drones to trigger mines hidden under the spans.
  • NATO allies scrambled warplanes in Poland during the strikes, and Ukraine previously joined European Council members in requesting an emergency UN Security Council meeting; Ukraine also confirmed a naval drone strike on its ship Simferopol that killed one sailor with several missing.