Russia Launched 1,900 Drones and 25 Missiles This Week, Zelensky Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Sunday that Russian forces conducted over 1,900 drone strikes and launched 25 missiles against Ukraine within the past week. Among the drones, more than 800 were high-speed turbojet-powered models, which are challenging to intercept due to their increased speed and altitude. The attacks targeted various regions including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia, causing damage to residential buildings, utility networks, and essential infrastructure.

One drone strike in Sumy targeted a pharmaceutical storage depot, resulting in the death of one individual. In Dnipro, a strike hit a communications enterprise, injuring at least six people. Additionally, a drone hit the North Bridge in Kyiv. Zelensky emphasized the importance of international support for Ukraine, urging partners to address Moscow's growing reliance on turbojet loitering munitions.

The attacks on the North Bridge in Kyiv mark the second consecutive morning of aerial assaults on the strategic river crossing within a 24-hour period, further straining the city's logistics. Emergency services and municipal transit engineers responded to the bridge attack, assessing the extent of the damage and considering potential restrictions on vehicular crossings between the eastern and western districts of the city.

The consecutive strikes follow a direct hit on the North Bridge on Saturday, which severed overhead electrical contact cables and caused significant disruption to municipal trolleybuses. The surge in bombardments aligns with high-level defense consultations in Kyiv, where German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited to discuss military deliveries, including 1,000 interceptor systems designed to counter high-speed, turbojet-powered Shahed drones.

Zelensky praised Germany's leadership in providing defense support and confirmed ongoing negotiations for joint defense agreements between Ukraine and Germany.