Attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions leave casualties and sever a key electricity connection affecting neighboring Moldova.
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Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine killed at least five people and caused widespread damage to civilian areas and energy infrastructure overnight into Tuesday, according to Ukrainian and regional officials.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the wave of attacks impacted 11 regions, describing the strikes as part of continued pressure on the country’s energy systems and population centers. He renewed calls for international partners to accelerate deliveries of air defense munitions, warning of potential shortages as global attention shifts to other conflicts.
“It’s important to continue supporting Ukraine. It’s important that all agreements on air defense are implemented on time,” Zelenskyy said in a statement posted on social media.
Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched 34 missiles and 392 drones during the assault. According to officials, 25 missiles and 365 drones were intercepted or otherwise neutralized before reaching their targets.
Despite interceptions, the strikes caused damage to power infrastructure, leaving electricity outages in parts of six regions, Ukraine’s energy ministry said.
Casualties were reported across several areas. In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, one person was killed during combined drone and missile strikes, regional authorities said. The attack damaged multiple residential buildings, including approximately 20 apartment blocks. Emergency crews were seen responding to fires in both high-rise and smaller structures.
In the Poltava region in eastern Ukraine, two people were killed and 12 others injured, including a five-year-old child, according to the regional governor. The strikes also damaged residential buildings and a hotel.
In northeastern Kharkiv, a 61-year-old passenger was killed when an electric train was struck, local prosecutors reported. Separately, one person died in shelling in the southern city of Kherson, according to regional officials.
The attacks also affected infrastructure beyond Ukraine’s borders. Moldova’s president, Maia Sandu, said that a key electricity transmission line linking Moldova to European energy networks had been disrupted as a result of the strikes.
“Alternative routes are in place, but the situation remains fragile. Russia alone bears responsibility,” Sandu said in a statement.
Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi identified the affected connection as the Isaccea–Vulcanesti power line, a critical link between Moldova’s grid and Romania’s energy system.
The latest strikes come amid continued fighting more than four years into the conflict, with Ukrainian officials emphasizing the importance of sustained military and defensive support as infrastructure remains a recurring target.
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