One person killed during overnight attack on 14 regions; Russia’s military chief says his forces have ‘strategic initiative’ along entire frontline. What we know on day 1,284
Russia launched a sweeping attack across Ukraine overnight on Saturday, with one person killed and 24 injured, including three children, when a five-storey residential building was hit in Zaporizhzhia. The regional governor, Ivan Fedorov, said the attack on Zaporizhzhia cut power to 25,000 residents.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on X “Russians launched nearly 540 drones, 8 ballistic missiles, and 37 other types of missiles against civilian life”. He said 14 regions were targeted, including Kyiv and Chernivtsi in the south-west of the country bordering Romania.
The Ukrainian air force said it had downed 510 of 537 drones and 38 of 45 missiles launched by Russia in the overnight attack. It recorded five missile and 24 drone hits at seven locations, according to its statement on Telegram. Russia confirmed it had launched the attacks, saying they were against “military” targets.
The cities of Dnipro and Pavlograd in the central region of Dnipropetrovsk also came under attack early on Saturday, causing fires, the regional governor, Sergiy Lysak, wrote on Telegram, warning residents to take cover.
