Russian attacks kill nine overnight across Ukraine
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens, authorities have said, after Ukraine warned that Russia had received more ballistic missiles from North Korea.
In the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out attacks that claimed nine lives across Ukraine. The deadliest incident occurred in Zaporizhzhia, where six people perished following a missile strike involving North Korean ballistic missiles. Additional fatalities were reported in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk, while a Russian assault on Kyiv resulted in fires across the capital, with 20 people injured.
Ukrainian officials shared photographs illustrating the destruction wrought in Zaporizhzhia, which was hit by North Korean ballistic missiles, anti-ship missiles known as Zircons, and precision-guided aerial bombs called KABs. President Volodymyr Zelensky concurred, stating the attack aimed to inflict maximum damage on civilian infrastructure.
Russia has not confirmed the use of North Korean missiles in the Zaporizhzhia attack, and Pyongyang has remained silent on the matter. The Defense Ministry claimed that Russian forces targeted the Nova Poshta sorting complex in Kyiv, alleging it was used for storing and distributing dual-use goods, including components for drones and electronic warfare.
Furthermore, a metallurgical plant in Zaporizhzhia producing flat-rolled steel for Ukrainian military use was also struck. These assaults came after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city, Nizhnekamsk, which Moscow reported killed at least 13 people and wounded 39, marking one of the heaviest civilian casualties in Russia in recent months.
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