Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine and a Ukrainian drone strike in Horlivka resulted in multiple civilian deaths and injuries over the weekend.
Key facts
- •Ukraine's Air Force reported 136 drones and seven ballistic missiles were launched by Russia overnight.
- •A fire broke out in a multi-storey apartment block in Kyiv following a missile attack.
- •One person was killed and 12 were injured in a drone attack in Kharkiv.
- •A glide bomb attack in Zaporizhzhia killed one person and wounded six.
- •Russian-installed officials in Horlivka reported four civilian deaths from a Ukrainian drone strike.
Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and drone strikes across other Ukrainian regions on Sunday, resulting in two deaths. Simultaneously, Russian-installed officials in the occupied city of Horlivka reported that a Ukrainian drone strike killed four civilians. Ukraine's Air Force stated that Russia launched seven ballistic missiles and 136 drones at the country overnight.
By the numbers
Attacks Across Ukrainian Cities
In Kharkiv, a daytime drone attack killed one person and left 12 others in need of medical attention. In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a glide bomb strike resulted in one death and six injuries. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that an overnight missile attack caused a fire on the seventh and eighth floors of a central apartment building, wounding three people.
Casualties in Russian-Occupied Territory
Ivan Prikhodko, the Russian-installed mayor of Horlivka in the Donetsk region, stated that four civilians were killed by a Ukrainian drone strike. Additionally, Russian-installed authorities reported that 12 people were killed on Saturday during a drone attack on a holiday camp in a Russian-held area of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Timeline
- FridayPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Russian attacks were likely over the next 48 hours.
- SaturdayRussian-installed authorities reported 12 people were killed in a drone attack on a holiday camp.
- SundayRussian forces launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv and drone strikes across other regions.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by The Moscow Times.
