Russia launches unprecedented assault on Ukraine utilizing an unprecedented quantity of drones.
In the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the past 24 hours have seen a series of significant developments.
Russia continued its attacks on Ukrainian soil, deploying over 800 combat drones from Moscow overnight. These attacks resulted in damage to over 10 locations in Kyiv, including a residential building that tragically claimed the life of a mother and her three-month-old son, leaving the father seriously injured. Four people were also killed, and dozens injured, in the attacks on the government building in Kyiv.
The Russian military reported attacks on Ukrainian defense enterprises and transport infrastructure, including production facilities, repair workshops, and drone storage. One such attack took out a railway bridge over the Dnipro River in Kremenchuk, causing delays in train traffic. In response, Ukrainian Railways has set up replacement bus services for several trains in the area.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Julia Swyrydenko announced that the government will continue to operate despite the attacks. Swyrydenko, along with President Volodymyr Zelensky, has demanded increased sanctions, especially against Russian oil and gas, and called for the implementation of agreements made in Paris.
Zelensky also pressed for consequences against Russia, following the attacks on the Afipsky oil refinery and the Ilsky oil refinery in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar. Both refineries were targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes, resulting in fires and explosions. The Afipsky refinery reported incidents on September 15, 2025, while the Ilsky refinery was attacked earlier.
Ukraine also attacked an oil pipeline facility in the Russian border region of Bryansk, which is strategically important for the supply of petroleum products to the Russian army. However, the Druzhba oil pipeline's deliveries to Hungary were not affected by the overnight attack.
International leaders have expressed their condolences and condemnation of the attacks. EU Council President António Costa criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's version of peace, while EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas, French President Emmanuel Macron, and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen all expressed their sympathies to Ukraine.
Von der Leyen stated that the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy and killing indiscriminately. More people were killed and injured in recent attacks in Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kryvyj Rih, and Odessa.
As the future of the conflict remains uncertain, both Ukraine and its international allies continue to push for a peaceful solution. However, the escalating violence suggests that a resolution may be far from reach.
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