Six killed in Zaporizhzhia while Ukrainian attacks target Russian logistics facilities following deadly Tatarstan strike
KYIV: Ukraine and Russia exchanged fresh overnight attacks, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean ballistic missiles as fighting intensified across multiple regions.
Russian strikes killed at least six people and injured 19 others in Zaporizhzhia, according to Ukrainian officials. Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said missiles and guided bombs struck industrial facilities, infrastructure and non-residential buildings, setting vehicles and structures ablaze.
Zelensky alleged that Russia increasingly depends on North Korean military support and warned that Pyongyang could improve its weapons and battlefield capabilities through combat experience in Ukraine.
Russian Attacks Hit Ukrainian Cities
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russia launched around 120 drones overnight alongside several types of missiles.
A strike damaged a hospital in Kyiv, although patients and staff had moved into shelters. Another attack injured one person in the capital, while strikes against substations caused electricity disruptions in Kherson and Kharkiv.
Additionally, authorities reported that two women suffered injuries during a Russian drone attack on Sumy.
Ukraine Targets Russian Logistics Network
Across the border, Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit warehouses operated by online retailer Wildberries in Russia’s Voronezh region. The company evacuated facilities but did not immediately confirm that drones had struck its warehouses.
Kyiv has previously described such logistics centres as part of supply networks supporting Russian military operations.
The latest exchange followed a deadly Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Tatarstan republic that killed at least 13 people, including a child, and injured 75 others.
Ukraine said its forces targeted the Tanevo oil refinery during that operation.
Furthermore, Zelensky praised Monday’s Ukrainian strike against a petrochemical facility in western Siberia and promised additional long-range operations, arguing that continued pressure would demonstrate to Moscow the necessity of reaching peace.
