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Ukraine Says It Downed 30 Missiles and 580 Drones as Dnipro Death Toll Rises to Nine

The barrage prompted fresh nuclear‑safety warnings from European leaders alongside the UN atomic watchdog.

Overview

  • Ukraine's air force said it shot down 30 missiles and 580 drones in a Friday‑night wave that hit several regions, as officials confirmed nine people killed and 61 injured in Dnipro.
  • By Sunday, the General Staff reported 149 clashes over the past day, with the Pokrovsk sector facing the heaviest pressure.
  • Ukraine reported striking Russia’s Yaroslavl oil refinery and hitting ammunition depots, command posts and two military trains, with blasts also reported at airfields in occupied Crimea.
  • The strikes renewed nuclear‑safety alarms, with the European Commission urging Russia to return control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as Kyiv cited a drone hit on the Chornobyl shelter and 155 attacks on power substations vital to reactor safety.
  • In Odesa region a Panamanian‑flagged container ship caught fire after a drone hit but the crew put it out with no injuries, and authorities began aid and repairs in Dnipro as officials pressed for more air defenses to shield energy sites.