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Russia Unleashes Nearly 300 Drones and 25 Missiles in Overnight Strike on Ukraine’s Energy Network

Kyiv says the barrage underscores the need to accelerate air‑defense deliveries.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Air Forces report neutralizing 247 targets, including two Iskander‑M ballistic missiles, five Iskander‑K cruise missiles and about 240 attack drones.
  • National grid operator Ukrenergo says large numbers of customers are without power in Kyiv and seven regions after strikes on generation and substations, with emergency repairs under way.
  • Officials confirm civilian casualties and damage nationwide, including four workers killed at a postal terminal near Kharkiv and significant destruction to educational facilities and housing in Odesa.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky says energy infrastructure was the primary target across eight regions and urges partners to speed agreed assistance, citing hundreds of thousands without electricity in Kyiv region.
  • Ukraine’s General Staff says it struck the Atlant Aero UAV plant in Taganrog, claiming damage that will curb Russian drone production, as diplomats press at the UN for immediate air defenses and tougher sanctions.