Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes as civilian casualties rise across multiple regions

At least 6 people have been killed in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv after a Russian strike hit a residential area. Nearly 60 were injured and apartments destroyed. Elsewhere, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Morgan Ayre has the details.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said one person was killed in Sunday's attacks, while six others were injured, as he posted a video of the destruction that Russia has unleashed on his country this week.

Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine on Sunday, authorities said, a day after Moscow vowed to continue the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched about 3,900 drones, aerial bombs and missiles over the past week. Ukraine accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians as winter approaches.

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Russian drones set ablaze a market outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, killing two people, while three others died in strikes by Moscow's forces in different regions and Kyiv itself also came under attack, local officials said.Ukrainian prosecutors said the drone attack hit a market in Sofiiska Borshchahivka on the western outskirts of Kyiv, killing 2 people and injuring about 10.Pictures posted online showed installations and vehicles on fire, with debris strewn on the ground.

At least 16 people were killed over the past 24 hours as Russia and Ukraine traded deadly drone and missile strikes, authorities from both countries said Saturday. The UN has warned of rising civilian deaths as Kyiv and Moscow ramp up long-range strikes on critical infrastructure.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks killed four people across Ukraine, officials said on Saturday, while Ukraine continued to target Russian oil refineries and industrial sites with long-range drones.

Ukraine woke to another punishing wave of Russian drones and missiles, with strikes killing six agricultural workers in the east and two people in Kyiv as the long-range battle between the two sides accelerates. The barrage set off air raid sirens and forced residents to rush for shelter, coming as both Kyiv and Moscow appeared […]

Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and its northeast killed eight people on Thursday in attacks that included a maternity hospital and a farm, officials said. Moscow has stepped up its air ‌war in recent months, deploying more of its faster and harder-to-stop drones while Ukraine is short of interceptors to down ballistic missiles. Two people died in the latest assault on Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was in New York for the UN General...

Two people were killed and 23 were wounded in Kyiv and palls of black smoke floated above the city following the latest in what have been daily Russian attacks that torment Ukrainian civilians.

Kyiv woke to the whine of drones and the thud of explosions as Russia launched a barrage that struck rail facilities, warehouses and fuel stations—hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky sat down with US President Donald Trump to press for progress on peace. City authorities said at least two people were killed and 22 were injured […]

Officials say Russia has bombarded at least four Ukrainian regions with missiles and drones in that attacks that have killed four people

The Ukrainian air force reported that Russian forces had fired two “Zircon” missiles as well as 174 drones at Ukraine overnight.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces carried out overnight strikes against targets in Russia, including an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in the Rostov region.

Russian strikes killed at least six people and injured at least 17 others across four Ukrainian regions on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The deadliest strike hit a passenger bus in Nikopol, while guided aerial bombs (KABs) and drone attacks caused damage across Kyiv, Odesa and Sumy.

Russian forces launched widespread missile and drone strikes across Ukraine on Sunday morning, Sept. 13, injuring at least 12 people. In Odesa, continuous attacks damaged a residential high-rise, private homes, the Botanical Garden, warehouses, and a children’s sanatorium, injuring nine. In western Ukraine, drone strikes hit a transport facility and industrial building in Ternopil, injuring one, while an attack on Konotop in Sumy region injured two civilians and set a home ablaze.

Local authorities said several civilians were killed and dozens more wounded across Ukraine by Russian strikes. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has rejected Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal to meet with the Russian leader in Miami.

Russia attacked two Kyiv petrol stations with jet-powered drones early on Friday, killing two people in an escalation of strikes that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said were becoming "increasingly…

The strikes come after it was revealed that Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s plane was almost by a drone when leaving Moldova this weekAt least nine people died in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine, targeting warehouses and ports across the country.Five people were reported dead and 24 injured in the Sumy region, with four killed and 19 injured in a separate attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Mykolaiv.“Over the past 24 hours, our warriors struck eight Russian infrastructure facilities supporting the war. An oil refinery in the Yamalo-Nenets region and a seaport in Dagestan were hit. Sites in the Moscow, Voronezh, Astrakhan, and Bryansk regions were also struck. Russia continues its daily terror against Ukraine. And every day, it receives a just response. I thank every warrior and everyone who enables our long-range capabilities and precision.” Continue reading...

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed a 67-year-old woman and injured 16 people on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The city was under an air-raid alert for more than six hours as drones struck residential areas and damaged civilian infrastructure. The barrage came after US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner left Kyiv, following weekend meetings with President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Air raid alerts and sounds of explosions rang out in Ukraine's capital as Russian forces launched drone strikes early on Tuesday.

Russia ramped up its aerial bombardment across Ukraine, resulting in eight fatalities and sixty-nine injuries. Ukrainian air defense successfully intercepted the majority of the one hundred eight drones launched overnight. Meanwhile, US diplomats arrived in Kyiv for discussions following a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Although temporary pauses in attacks were noted over Moscow and Kyiv, broader hostilities persisted in the regions despite ongoing diplomatic negotiations.

President Zelensky said Russia has launched a “new escalation” of its attacks, leaving damage across 13 Ukrainian regions overnight. A drone attack on a residential high-rise in Odesa wounded 17 people, including three children. Zelensky urged Europe to accelerate production of missile and drone defense systems as Russia increasingly deploys jet-powered drones.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said 12 people, including an Indian citizen, were killed and dozens injured in Russia’s overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine. He said the strikes damaged residential and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, the Kyiv region, Odesa, and several other regions.

Nine people were killed and over a dozen injured in Russian air attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, according to authorities.

At least 27 people were killed in the village of Myla, near Kyiv, when a warehouse exploded after a Russian drone strike late on Friday night, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated calls for Kyiv's allies to send more ballistic missile defence packages to counter such attacks.

Early this Saturday, Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone killed a man and wounded four, according to officials, while a warehouse was on fire in Kyiv. It comes after a Russian bombing killed at least 20 people on Friday, 16 of them in two successive strikes on a busy shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kiyv, Emmanuelle Chaze.

The strikes come a day after Russia launched a major daytime drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

At least two people were reported dead early Saturday by local authorities, after Russian strikes on Ukraine. The strikes came after a series of Russian bombings killed at least 20 people in Ukraine on Friday, including 16 in a daytime drone attack on a busy shopping center in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown Kryvyi Rih.

Ukraine's air force said Russia launched dozens of ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, as well as 168 drones, in the massive overnight attack.

More than a dozen people were killed and many more wounded in a Russian missile attack targeting Kyiv, the latest in a string of large-scale barrages Ukraine has struggled to fend off amid a lack of interceptors.

Over the past week, President Zelenskyy said Ukrainian cities had been pummelled by “more than 1,550 attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs, and 62 missiles”, as he renewed his appeal to allies for more air defence

At least 19 people were killed Sunday in drone and missile strikes in Russia and Ukraine which destroyed a book market in Kyiv while Moscow faced one of the most massive attacks since the start of the war. Ukraine and Russia have been escalating their long-range strikes for months, resulting in a growing number of civilian casualties, more than four years after the start of the Russian invasion.

Russian forces launched over 1,550 attack drones, nearly 1,560 aerial bombs, and 62 missiles—primarily ballistic – at Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Sunday, Aug. 16. Zelensky detailed recent casualty figures, noting two dead and 14 injured in Kryvyi Rih, six injured in Kyiv and the surrounding region, and one dead in Sumy. Thirteen regions were targeted in total. Zelensky urged European partners to provide air defense interceptors currently sitting in warehouses, stating they are necessary to counter the use of North Korean ballistic missiles.

Russian strikes have killed at least one person and wounded 15 in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, according to regional authorities, while a separate attack on Zaporizhzhia in the southeast injured two. The latest strikes come as Moscow steps up its long-range attacks, with the United Nations reporting that civilian deaths in Ukraine last month reached their highest level since shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Even passenger trains have come under fire in recent days.

Russia and Ukraine traded fresh strikes overnight, with Moscow targeting Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk. Ukraine retaliated with a drone attack on Russia’s Voronezh region. Falling debris set fire to a Wildberries warehouse. Ukraine’s military said it also struck a Russian oil refinery in Orsk. The exchange of strikes comes after a deadly weekend of attacks, with civilian casualties mounting on both sides.

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated overnight, with strikes claiming the lives of seven civilians and injuring many others. Russian drones and missiles targeted Kharkiv and Odesa, causing severe damage. In retaliation, Ukraine's drone strikes in Russia's Belgorod region killed five individuals. Furthermore, a powerful explosion near Moldova's border hinted at the presence of combat drones. Hostilities continue as both nations prioritize attacks on military and infrastructural objectives.

13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Meanwhile, Moscow says five people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian cities.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged another round of overnight strikes, killing civilians and injuring many others on both sides. In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone attacks killed five people and wounded around two dozen others. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv, killing two people, and injured several more in the Black Sea port of Odesa.

A Russian attack on the Zhytomyr region on Aug. 9 injured three civilians and caused fires at civilian infrastructure and private property. This latest strike comes amid a week-long Russian bombardment. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that over the past week, Russia deployed 61 missiles, more than 1,560 attack drones, and 1,540 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine. The weekend assaults resulted in casualties across the country, including a direct hit on a high-rise in Kharkiv that left three dead and 37 injured, ballistic strikes on Odesa that damaged port and energy infrastructure, and bombardments in Pavlohrad and Izium that wounded multiple civilians, including young children.

Following a weekend of Russian strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Moscow launched 61 missiles, over 1,560 attack drones, and 1,540 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine in the past week. Bombardments on Sunday caused casualties and infrastructure damage. In Kharkiv, a direct hit on a multi-story building left three dead and 37 injured. In Odesa, nighttime ballistic and drone strikes injured at least eight people and damaged port facilities. Meanwhile, Saturday strikes on Pavlohrad and Izium left numerous civilians wounded, including several children. Zelensky reiterated his call for increased Western pressure, sanctions, and air defense support.

A weekend wave of Russian attacks have struck multiple Ukrainian regions. On Sunday morning, drone strikes targeted high-rise residential buildings in Kharkiv’s Saltivka district, destroying several floors, killing two people, and leaving residents trapped. Meanwhile, ballistic missiles hit Odesa, injuring at least eight and damaging infrastructure. On Saturday evening, strikes on Pavlohrad injured nine, including four children, while guided aerial bombs injured several in Izium.

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded dozens, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow’s incoming missiles overnight. Zelensky has reiterated to allies that Ukraine needs more air defences. The UN on Wednesday said July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022. Story by Morgan Ayre.

At least 17 people were killed and 44 were injured in overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine said. Zelenskyy sought more air defences and sanctions, while Russia claimed it intercepted 475 Ukrainian drones across its territory.

Russian officials say Ukrainian drones have killed five people, hitting industrial and warehouse sites near Moscow and St Petersburg. Meanwhile, a soldier has killed four people in Russian-controlled Crimea. DW has more.

Fresh cross-border strikes left civilians dead on both sides of the front, with Ukrainian attacks inside Russia killing at least nine people and Russian attacks across Ukraine claiming at least five, according to officials in the two countries. The latest exchange underscores how Moscow and Kyiv appear to be widening the scale and intensity of […]

Russia launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine. These attacks killed at least nine people and injured more than thirty others. Kyiv and surrounding regions were targeted in the second major aerial assault in two days. Ukrainian authorities reported 27 ballistic missiles were fired, with only one intercepted. President Zelensky renewed urgent calls for more Western air defence systems.

Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen others, local officials said on Saturday, after Kyiv’s mayor warned of a ballistic missile attack. It comes after the United Nations found June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022. Russia has stepped up long-range strikes ⁠on ⁠the capital in recent months, while Ukraine ‌is chronically short of air defences capable of ‌downing ballistic ‌missiles, which travel at ‌several...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that a family of five had been killed at home in the latest in a series of large-scale aerial assaults by Moscow.

Russian strikes killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen others across Ukraine, authorities said on Thursday, triggering renewed calls from Kyiv for its allies to send air defence supplies. The overnight attack, which involved 74 missiles and 284 drones according to the air force, also resulted in casualties in the capital Kyiv, and in Poltava.

As air raid sirens echoed across Ukraine, Russian forces hit multiple regions with strikes that authorities say left at least eight people dead and more than a dozen wounded just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned another large-scale overnight assault was likely. A ballistic missile slammed into a house in a village near the central […]

Russian strikes killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen others across Ukraine, authorities said, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Russia launching another massive attack overnight.

Multiple regions of Ukraine suffered bombardments on Sunday that killed two people, while Russia said four people were killed by a Ukrainian drone strike in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Horlivka.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile strike outside the Ukrainian capital killed six people, with a rescue operation ongoing and "dozens of people reported to be injured".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian missile strike outside the Ukrainian capital killed six people, with a rescue operation ongoing.

Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least eight people across Ukraine overnight. Four lives were claimed in Kharkiv, with other fatalities reported in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine's navy also reported five deaths after a cargo ship was hit in the Black Sea. Ukrainian forces struck three oil depots in Russia's Stavropol region. Additionally, three Russian oil tankers were hit in the Black Sea.

A number regions of Ukraine have been hit by Russian drones and missiles over the past day. Overall seven people are reported to have died, and at least 67 injured across the country.

Recent missile and drone attacks from Russia have claimed the lives of six individuals and left many others wounded throughout Ukraine. In response to dwindling interceptor missile availability, Kyiv has made an emergency appeal for air defense systems. The strikes affected key locations, including Sumy, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Kyiv, with significant casualties in Sumy itself. While much of the aerial offensive was intercepted, ballistic missiles remained unchallenged.

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including a child, and wounded dozens more, according to local officials on Saturday. Moscow launched more than 120 drones and 12 missiles during the night, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, putting his country's air defence system under strain. 

Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, killing six people ⁠and wounding dozens more, officials said, as Kyiv awaited supplies of air defence munitions amid a shortage.