Russia Launches Massive Missile Drone Attack Across Nine Ukrainian Cities Killing Three

Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, firing around 619 drones and missiles across nine regions including Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, and Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strikes as deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and residential areas, highlighting that a missile with cluster munitions struck an apartment building in Dnipro. Ukrainian forces successfully intercepted a significant number of the incoming drones and missiles, shooting down 552 drones and multiple ballistic and cruise missiles, with tactical aviation, including F-16 fighters, playing a key role. Local officials reported damage to residential buildings in several regions and casualties, including a man killed in Chernigiv and another found during firefighting efforts in Khmelnytskyi. Despite ongoing US-led peace efforts, Russia continues its aggressive assaults, while Russian officials claim to have repelled Ukrainian attacks in border regions. The use of Western-supplied weapons by Ukraine has been noted as effective in countering the attacks.