Russian strikes kill at least 13 in Ukraine as Zelensky warns of winter power crisis
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Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 13 people across Ukraine in the past 24 hours, with President Volodymyr Zelensky warning on Saturday that the country now faces a winter with virtually no intact thermal power plants after sustained attacks on energy infrastructure. Speaking in Belgrade, Zelensky said overnight strikes had killed four people, including a three-year-old child, in the Kyiv region, while shelling of frontline communities brought the 24-hour death toll to 13 .
On Sunday, Russian forces launched 61 missiles—56 of them ballistic—along with over 1,560 strike drones and 1,540 guided bombs at Ukrainian targets, according to Zelensky. The attacks hit Kharkiv, Odesa, Pavlohrad and nine other regions, killing two in Kharkiv after a drone destroyed four floors of a residential building and injuring 17 others in Odesa and Pavlohrad . In Odesa, a combined missile and drone assault left at least eight injured and disrupted water service, while a missile strike on a 10-story residential building in Kharkiv killed two and injured 21 .
Ukraine’s air defenses neutralized 174 drones and five loitering munitions overnight, the General Staff reported . Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes on Russian territory, targeting Belgorod, where officials said three people were killed and 25 injured, with four apartment blocks damaged . Additional strikes hit the Black Sea ports of Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik, as well as an S-400 missile system in Gelendzhik that had launched six missiles at Ukraine the previous day .
Zelensky also warned that North Korea could send up to 50,000 troops to support Russia’s war effort, according to The Independent . The Ukrainian military reported 231 combat engagements, 75 airstrikes, and 10,284 kamikaze drone attacks on Friday, with Russian losses including 1,130 troops, two tanks, and 41 artillery systems .
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