KYIV: Russia unleashed a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, killing three people, injuring dozens more, and damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
Despite diplomatic efforts to find ways to end the war that began when Russia invaded in February 2022, the fighting has intensified in recent months.
In a statement on the Telegram app, Zelensky said Russia had launched around 580 drones and 40 missiles targeting infrastructure, civilian manufacturing companies and residential areas in different parts of the country.
Air defenses shot down 552 of the drones and 31 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said.
RUSSIA IS ‘TERRORISING’ CIVILIANS, SAYS ZELENSKIY “All night, Ukraine was under a massive attack by Russia,” Zelensky said. “Every such strike is not a military necessity but a deliberate strategy by Russia to terrorize civilians and destroy our infrastructure.”
