Another massive rocket attack from the Russian side caused large-scale destruction in various regions of Ukraine, with the number of affected areas reaching ten. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the scale of the attack, which involved over 340 unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles.
According to official data from regional authorities, the damage is significant. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, two people died, while in Odesa, a woman died after being rescued from a burning residential block. Rescue teams managed to evacuate five people from the burning apartments, but six were injured.
The city of Pavlohrad was identified by regional governor Serhiy Lysak as the epicenter of destruction, experiencing a "hellish night and morning". The attack included a series of explosions that affected industrial facilities, a fire station, a clinic, a school, and a cultural center.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the strike was directed at military-industrial enterprises producing components for missiles and drones. Regardless of their claims, the damage to civilian infrastructure is evident.
The city of Sumy in the northeast was also seriously affected, with thousands of households left without electricity. In the neighboring city of Shostka, located less than 50 kilometers from the Russian border, targeted strikes with guided bombs were carried out.
President Zelenskyy again emphasized the need to strengthen air defense, appealing to both allied supplies and domestic production of interceptor drones. The Trump administration recently took steps to release weapon supplies, including Patriot systems.
The Russian side claims to have shot down over 70 Ukrainian drones, mainly over Rostov, Moscow, and Bryansk regions. The governor of Rostov region, Yury Slyusar, confirmed the scale of the attack, reporting infrastructure damage and temporary power interruptions.
Meanwhile, on the front line, Russian troops continue their attempts to capture Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, acknowledged the increasing pressure but assured that the defense remains unshakable.
The conflict, which began with the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, continues to cause significant human and material losses.