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Russia and Ukraine exchanged heavy strikes overnight, leaving civilians dead and dozens wounded on both sides, according to local officials.
Large-scale Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities have become near-daily occurrences in recent weeks. Moscow has exploited a critical Ukrainian shortage of interceptors for U.S.-made Patriot systems—the only air defense platform in Kyiv’s arsenal capable of downing ballistic missiles.
In the latest cross-border violence, Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Belgorod region, killing five people and injuring two dozen others, including a four-year-old boy, the regional administration reported.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Russian missiles hit a residential building in the Saltivskyi district, killing two people and wounding 13, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. Meanwhile, “dozens of missiles and drones” targeted the Black Sea port of Odesa and the surrounding region, injuring eight more people, said regional administrator Oleh Kiper.
For months, President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged allies—particularly the United States—to provide additional Patriot systems, noting that supplies have been strained by conflicts in the Middle East. He has argued the systems are essential for protecting civilians.
Absent further deliveries, Zelensky has pushed to manufacture Patriot missiles domestically or secure permission to use Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network to guide strikes against missile launchers inside Russia.
