Russia launched massive missile and drone attacks in various parts of Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens of others.
Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelenki said Russia has launched more than 600 drones and Misil, targeting nine regions in Ukraine: Poltava, Kiev, Odesa, Smie and Kharkiv.
“The enemy was aiming to be our infrastructure, residential areas and private businesses,” Zelenskyy wrote in X, adding that missiles equipped with cluster ammunition hit a multi-storey building in Dnipro city.
“All such strikes are not a military need, but a deliberate strategy by Russia to terrorize civilians and destroy infrastructure,” the Ukrainian leader concluded.
Local media reported that one person was killed and eight others were injured in the Chernichv area. Three of the injured were traveling by car when the drone struck. Three medics were called to the scene and were subsequently injured when a second strike was attacked by the community. All six were taken to the hospital.
At least 30 people were injured in Dnipropetrovsk, local governor Serhii Lysak added that several skyscrapers and homes have been damaged in the eastern city of Dnipro.
The Ukrainian Air Force said it had neutralised it by displaying 552 drones, two ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles out of 619 drones and missiles launched by Russia, including 579 drones, eight ballistic missiles and 32 cruise missiles.
Kiev’s campaign against Russian oil and gas infrastructure
Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to attack Russia’s oil industry, attacking two oil refineries in Russia’s Saratov and Samara regions.
“The Saratovsky refinery provides about 2.54% of the total volume of Russian oil refineries (more than 7 million tonnes of oil per year),” Ukrainian general staff said in a statement.
The statement added that Ukraine also damaged major transportation infrastructure facilities in Samara.
“All affected facilities are involved in the supply of Russian military,” the statement read.
The attack comes as part of Kyiv’s wider campaign to target Russian oil and gas infrastructure. It claims that Zelenskyy is a key source of revenue funding Russia’s war against Ukraine.
On Friday, the European Commission proposed new sanctions against Russia targeting liquefied natural gas (LNG), banks, cryptocurrency platforms and vessels from Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet.”
Zelenskyy welcomed the additional sanctions, claiming it was “targeting the major engines of the war economy, energy revenue, finance, high-tech input and military industrial bases,” adding that “this is an important step that will strengthen pressure on Russian war machinery and have a concrete impact.”
