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Ukraine and Russia Trade Deadly Overnight Strikes as Both Cite Large Drone Shootdowns

The cross-border attacks coincide with Zelenskyy’s UN push for tougher sanctions and air‑defense support.

Rescuers carry the body of a woman found under debris of her house which was hit during a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine September 22, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region/Handout via REUTERS
Rescuers carry the body of a woman found under debris of her house which was hit during a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine September 22, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region/Handout via REUTERS
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People stand near a building destroyed during a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Overview

  • Ukrainian authorities say Russian guided‑bomb and drone strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed three people, injured two, and damaged more than 80 buildings after at least 10 KAB strikes on multiple city districts.
  • Kyiv region officials report fires and damage across five districts from overnight drone attacks, with one man wounded as air defenses engaged incoming UAVs.
  • Crimea’s Moscow‑installed leader says Ukrainian drones struck the resort town of Foros, reporting three dead and 16 injured, after Russia’s Defense Ministry initially cited two dead and 15 injured; the claims have not been independently verified.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses shot down 114 Ukrainian drones over several regions and occupied Crimea, with local officials citing injuries in Belgorod and a substation fire in Krasnodar.
  • Ukraine’s Air Force reports it neutralized 132 of 141 Russian drones launched overnight, while nine UAVs reached seven locations and caused additional damage.