Ukrainian air pressure says Russia struck with 215 missiles and drones in in a single day assault.
A minimum of 5 folks have been killed and greater than 20 wounded as Russia launched a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs throughout Ukraine, officers stated.
The Ukrainian air pressure stated on Saturday that Russia struck with 215 missiles and drones in a single day, and Ukrainian air defences shot down and neutralised 87 drones and 7 missiles.
A minimum of three folks had been killed and 17 others, together with two youngsters, had been wounded within the northeastern metropolis of Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated, describing the assault as “probably the most highly effective” on the town since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
He reported 48 Iranian-made drones, two missiles and 4 guided bombs had been fired earlier than daybreak on the metropolis of 1.4 million folks, situated simply 50km (30 miles) from the Russian border.
“Drones are nonetheless circling above,” Terekhov wrote on Telegram at 4:40am (01:40 GMT), as air raid sirens wailed throughout the town. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure had been closely broken.
The northeastern metropolis was additionally hit by a missile strike on Thursday that left 18 folks injured, together with 4 youngsters.
Surge in assaults
Elsewhere within the south, Russian shelling hit the town of Kherson, killing a pair and damaging residential buildings, regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin confirmed. In Dnipro, two ladies, aged 45 and 88, had been injured in separate assaults.
Officers stated on Friday that at the least six folks had been killed and dozens had been wounded on Friday when Russia launched an aerial bombardment throughout Ukraine. Rescue employees within the metropolis of Lutsk on Saturday recovered one other physique, elevating the toll from Friday’s assaults to seven.
Moscow stated Friday’s assault was carried out in response to Ukrainian “terrorist acts” in opposition to Russia, saying navy websites had been focused.
The surge in Russian assaults follows a Ukrainian drone operation final weekend that broken nuclear-capable navy plane at Russian airbases deep behind the entrance strains, together with in Siberia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to retaliate for the assault, which Kyiv reportedly deliberate for 18 months utilizing smuggled drones.
Ukraine, in the meantime, continues to push for a 30-day ceasefire and offered its newest proposal throughout talks in Istanbul on Monday. However Moscow has rejected requires a truce, insisting the battle is a matter of nationwide survival.
“For us, it’s an existential difficulty,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated Friday. “It considerations our nationwide curiosity, our security, and the way forward for our nation.”
Putin has demanded Ukraine withdraw from 4 partially occupied areas, abandon its NATO ambitions and halt all Western navy cooperation – phrases Kyiv has dismissed as unacceptable. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has as a substitute known as for a three-way summit involving himself, Putin and United States President Donald Trump.
