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Ukraine Repels Massive Overnight Missile and Drone Barrage Targeting Kyiv Region Energy

Ukraine urges faster air-defense deliveries after strikes that hit energy infrastructure.

Overview

  • Air Force reporting shows Russia launched 498 aerial threats overnight, including 68 missiles—13 ballistic—and about 430 attack drones, with 58 missiles and 402 drones intercepted or suppressed.
  • Authorities say the primary aim was energy facilities in the Kyiv region, where at least four people were killed and 15 injured, and homes, schools and businesses were damaged.
  • Ukrenergo confirms damage to power assets and has imposed scheduled industrial curbs and hourly consumer outages in several oblasts as emergency repairs proceed.
  • Rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia reports multiple passenger delays due to prolonged air alerts, and debris damaged a suburban train locomotive in Kharkiv region, injuring two crew members.
  • Regional and security repercussions include Poland scrambling fighters and elevating air-defense readiness, while ground combat in Ukraine remains intense with 153 clashes, heaviest near Kostyantynivka and Huliaipole.