Russia kills five, wounds 13 in deadliest 24-hour strike on Zaporizhzhia
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Five killed, 13 injured as Russia launches 846 strikes across Zaporizhzhia region in deadliest 24 hours of June 2026
Russian forces carried out 846 strikes on 50 settlements in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region over the past 24 hours, killing five people and injuring 13 others, local authorities reported on Sunday. The barrage, which included guided aerial bombs, drones, and artillery, marks the deadliest 24-hour period in the region this month and underscores the escalating intensity of Moscow’s campaign ahead of what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned could be a “massive” new offensive.
Speaking in his nightly address late Saturday, Zelenskyy cautioned that Russia is preparing for a large-scale assault, urging Ukrainians to remain vigilant. “Over the next hours and tonight, we must be especially alert,” he said. The warning follows a series of high-impact Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia, including a confirmed drone attack on an oil refinery in Tyumen, Siberia, more than 2,000 km from the front lines. Zelenskyy described the strike as “effective,” highlighting Ukraine’s growing capacity to project force beyond its borders.
The cross-border strikes have drawn sharp reactions from Moscow. Russian state media reported that 239 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight on Saturday, while the Kremlin-linked RIA Novosti cited unnamed sources claiming that Russia had issued nuclear threats in response to Ukraine’s attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. These developments come amid a broader pattern of escalation, with Ukraine also striking an oil terminal in occupied Crimea overnight, setting ablaze port infrastructure on both sides of the Kerch Strait. A large fire was reported at the Kavkaz port on the Chushka Spit in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, according to Telegram channels cited by the Kyiv Independent .
In eastern Ukraine, Russian strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions killed three people and injured 22 more, according to regional officials. The attacks included the use of Iskander-M and Kinzhal missiles, as well as over 100 drones, Ukrainian military sources told Pravda . Meanwhile, Ukraine’s energy grid operator, Ukrenergo, forecast no power outages on Sunday, a rare respite amid weeks of sustained Russian bombardment targeting critical infrastructure.
The latest violence follows Ukraine’s largest-ever drone strike on Moscow on 18 June, which targeted the Gazprom Neft oil refinery in the Kapotnya district, forcing the closure of all four international airports and injuring at least 17 people. Russian air defenses claimed to have intercepted more than 180 drones in subsequent waves, but the attacks succeeded in halting operations at the refinery. Ukrainian forces have since expanded their reach, striking multiple energy sites in occupied Crimea and Siberia, a strategy Zelenskyy described as aimed at crippling Russia’s war machine.
As the war enters its 1,579th day, the cycle of retaliation shows no signs of abating. With both sides trading blows across vast distances, the risk of further escalation looms large, even as Ukraine’s defenders continue to hold key sectors across the front.
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