Russia targeted eight regions of Ukraine in its latest nighttime drone and missile barrage, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with local authorities reporting that the strikes wounded more than two dozen civilians, including three children.
Zelenskyy says his country’s authorities identified at least 524 Iranian-made Shahed strike drones and close to two dozen ballistic and cruise missiles fired into Ukraine from Russia between late Monday and into the early hours of Tuesday.
The city of Dnipro and the surrounding central region of Ukraine bore the brunt of the attack, officials said.
The barrage continued a recent spiral of long-range strikes that have grown in scale following a May 9-11 ceasefire that US President Donald Trump said he had requested Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to observe, hoping it could lead to long-term peace, but which had little impact.
There is no sign a peace deal is taking shape despite US diplomatic efforts to end Russia's invasion. Russian attacks across Ukraine over the last few days, targeting mainly residential areas across the country, have killed dozens, including at least 24 people in one Kyiv apartment building, according to Ukrainian officials.
