Russian mass strike kills 16 in Ukraine
Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing 18 civilians and injuring 123 others. The strikes targeted multiple cities including Odesa (9 killed), Kyiv (5 killed), and Dnipro. In Kyiv, the attack damaged a production site belonging to the energy company DTEK, causing destruction of administrative buildings and production workshops and damaging 15 vehicles. The assault is part of an ongoing Russian campaign targeting Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure.
The message provides new, specific figures from Ukraine's Air Force: 703 total projectiles fired, with 667 intercepted (95%). It also specifies the death toll as 15 across four cities and notes the attack involved two waves and ballistic Iskander missiles.
A new map has been released detailing the approximate flight trajectories of the drones and missiles used in the attack.
Updated casualty figures show 18 killed (up from 16) and 123 injured, with specific breakdowns by city: Odesa 9, Kyiv 5, Dnipro 3, Zaporizhzhia 1.
New details confirm the Kyiv strike damaged a DTEK production site, destroying administrative buildings and workshops and damaging 15 vehicles.