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Russian Attacks Kill 9, Wound 56 Across Ukraine
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In Short: Russian attacks overnight into Saturday killed nine people and injured 56 others across Ukraine, according to local authorities.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces launched 27 ballistic missiles against Ukraine, with only one intercepted due to a lack of Patriot system interceptors.
More than a dozen explosions were heard in Kyiv during several waves of attacks, causing fires and power outages in some areas.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that a residential building in Shevchenkivskyi district was partially destroyed, trapping people inside.
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Lithuania’s embassy in Kyiv was damaged after two missiles landed nearby during the attack.
Russian forces also took control of two villages in Kharkiv and Zaporizhia regions, according to Interfax news agency.
In retaliation, Ukraine targeted Russian oil refineries in Bashkortostan, sank a sanctioned Russian container ship, and hit other targets in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
The attack in Darnytskyi district killed seven people and injured 14, causing fires and damage to homes, vehicles, and an administrative building.
This was the second major attack on Kyiv this week, with casualties reported in multiple districts.
The Kyiv Independent reported that air defense systems were active over central Kyiv, downing all three missiles and 106 of the 152 attack drones.
In northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, two men were injured, and in southeastern Zaporizhzhia, 34 people were wounded, mostly in an industrial facility attack.
In southern Kherson Oblast, two people were injured, and in Odesa, six were injured in a high-rise residential building attack.
In northern Sumy Oblast, five people were wounded in drone attacks.
What this adds
The attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities mark a continuation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, now in its fifth year.
Fighting is raging along about 1,200km of front line, with Russian advances slowing by more than half this year.
Ukraine has been launching strikes inside Russia, targeting oil facilities, logistics sites, and weapons production.
North Korea is preparing to deploy an additional 10,000 troops to support Russia in the conflict.
Background
Russian drones struck Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, killing two people and injuring at least 19 others, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russian attacks overnight into Saturday killed nine people and injured 56 others across Ukraine, according to local authorities.
What's confirmed
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces launched 27 ballistic missiles against Ukraine, with only one intercepted due to a lack of Patriot system interceptors.
- More than a dozen explosions were heard in Kyiv during several waves of attacks, causing fires and power outages in some areas.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that a residential building in Shevchenkivskyi district was partially destroyed, trapping people inside.
- The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Lithuania’s embassy in Kyiv was damaged after two missiles landed nearby during the attack.
- Russian forces also took control of two villages in Kharkiv and Zaporizhia regions, according to Interfax news agency.
- In retaliation, Ukraine targeted Russian oil refineries in Bashkortostan, sank a sanctioned Russian container ship, and hit other targets in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
- The attack in Darnytskyi district killed seven people and injured 14, causing fires and damage to homes, vehicles, and an administrative building.
- This was the second major attack on Kyiv this week, with casualties reported in multiple districts.
- The Kyiv Independent reported that air defense systems were active over central Kyiv, downing all three missiles and 106 of the 152 attack drones.
- In northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, two men were injured, and in southeastern Zaporizhzhia, 34 people were wounded, mostly in an industrial facility attack.
- In southern Kherson Oblast, two people were injured, and in Odesa, six were injured in a high-rise residential building attack.
- In northern Sumy Oblast, five people were wounded in drone attacks.
What's still developing
- In retaliation, Ukraine is intensifying its attacks on Russian territory, mainly targeting oil depots.
- With the Russia-Ukraine war in its fifth year, fighting is raging along about 1,200km (750 miles) of front line.
- But Russian advances have slowed by more than half this year, and Ukraine has been launching strikes inside Russia, hitting its oil facilities, logistics sites and weapons production.
- The Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight hit an educational institution and damaged multiple apartment buildings, injuring one person, local authorities and the State Emergency Service said.
- The Air Force said that Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with an Onyx and Zircon anti-ship missile, two Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, and 152 attack drones, 82 of which were jet-powered.
- North Korea is preparing to deploy another 10,000 troops against Ukraine, in addition to the more than 8,000 military personnel currently stationed in Russia.
- Feels like: 18.9°C 18.9°F | Patchy rain nearby Russian attacks killed at least six people and injured 45 others across Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on Sept. 26.
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