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Russia Unleashes Major Drone and Missile Barrage Across Ukraine as Deadly Lviv Blast Is Treated as Terrorism

Ukraine reports the overnight strikes concentrated on energy infrastructure.

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said nearly 300 drones and about 50 missiles, many of them ballistic, struck multiple regions including Kyiv, Dnipro, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava and Sumy.
  • Kyiv’s military administration reported the capital was targeted with ballistic weapons as nationwide air-raid alerts were activated before dawn.
  • In the Kyiv-area Fastiv district, one person was killed and eight were injured, including a child, with officials saying the main target was the energy sector.
  • Explosions in central Lviv killed a 23-year-old police officer and injured at least 25 people; police said improvised explosive devices detonated as patrols responded to a reported shop intrusion.
  • Investigators in Lviv opened a terrorism case and Zelensky announced a suspect’s arrest, while Russia’s defense ministry claimed it intercepted about 90 Ukrainian drones over several of its regions.