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Dnipro Reels From Weekend Barrage as Ukraine Hits Crimea and Death Reported at Zaporizhzhia Plant

Kyiv seeks faster air defenses after the heaviest weekend strikes in months.

Overview

  • - Dnipro, which was struck in waves for more than 20 hours Saturday into Sunday, reported multiple deaths and dozens injured as rescuers cleared wreckage and searched damaged homes.
  • - Ukraine launched a large drone attack on Russian‑occupied Sevastopol in Crimea, where the Moscow‑appointed governor said one person died and reported dozens of drones intercepted.
  • - The Russian military said it carried out a massive strike on Ukrainian military‑industrial sites, energy facilities and ports, and regional officials later reported drone‑hit injuries in the port city of Odessa.
  • - Russian‑installed administrators at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant said a worker was killed by a Ukrainian drone, a claim the International Atomic Energy Agency team on site plans to examine.
  • - Marking Chernobyl’s 40th anniversary, President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of “nuclear terrorism” and urged rapid air‑defense deliveries and a new EU sanctions round after leaders approved a 20th package and a €90 billion loan.