Russia launches 280 drones and missiles on Ukraine in overnight attacks

By&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspEBU

Published connected 21/06/2025 - 17:19 GMT+2•Updated 17:53

Moscow launched 280 drones and missiles towards Ukraine successful its latest onslaught overnight connected Saturday, 260 of which were neutralised, according to Ukraine's Armed Forces.

The metropolis of Kremenchuk successful nan Poltava region was nan main target of nan aerial attack, nan Ukrainian service said.

The acting caput of nan Poltava location subject administration, Volodymyr Kohut, reported that nonstop hits and falling debris struck power infrastructure, damaging some backstage homes and flat buildings, pinch windows shattered, frames destroyed and respective cars damaged.

Kohut said 1 personification was injured successful nan attack. Rescue teams are presently moving to woody pinch nan aftermath of nan shelling.

He added that nan region faced a monolithic coordinated attack, but aerial defence forces were capable to destruct astir of nan incoming munitions.

Witness and unfortunate of nan attack Iryna Nosova said, "Last nighttime we had a nightmare, we person ne'er seen thing for illustration it. It feels for illustration we are being killed and that's it. It's immoderate benignant of sidesplitting of our Ukrainian people, I don't cognize what to telephone it."

"I deliberation it's not moreover terrorists, it's murderers doing this. It's night, location are children. Our windows person been smashed, truthful overmuch solid is lying connected nan street. It's unbelievable, it feels very awful," she added.

In Kherson, 1 personification was wounded during nan shelling, arsenic nan city’s cardinal territory sustained harm to flat buildings.

Local officials reported shattered windows and harm to balconies, roofs, and facades pursuing nan attack.

The onslaught comes amid continued aggravated fighting. On Friday, Russia and Ukraine claimed to person struck cardinal subject targets successful each other’s territory.

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