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Ternopil Death Toll Rises to 28 as Rescuers Search Ruins After Massive Russian Barrage

The escalating nationwide strikes are straining air defenses and knocking out energy facilities as winter sets in.

Overview

  • Emergency services reported 28 dead, 94 injured and 16 still unaccounted for after two nine‑storey apartment blocks were hit in Ternopil.
  • Rescue operations entered a third day with largely manual work; authorities said 638 tons of debris have been cleared and more than 180 responders remain on site.
  • Ukraine’s Air Force said Kh-101 cruise missiles fired from Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers struck the apartments as part of an overnight attack that used 476 drones and 48 missiles across the country.
  • Officials said energy infrastructure in multiple regions was damaged, prompting power restrictions, and new drone strikes injured five people in Odesa overnight.
  • Regional defenses responded as Romania scrambled fighters and Poland deployed aircraft and briefly closed Rzeszów and Lublin airports during the barrage.