Russia launches a large-scale attack on Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding dozens

"The enemy's target was our infrastructure, residential areas and civilian enterprises, he said, adding that a missile equipped with cluster munitions struck a multistory building in the city of Dnipro. Each such strike is not a military necessity but a deliberate strategy by Russia to intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure, Zelenskyy said in a statement on his official Telegram account."

"Elsewhere, Ukrainian drones overnight slammed into an energy facility in Samara, southwestern Russia, according to the local governor and Ukraine's General Staff. Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday said its forces intercepted 149 Ukrainian drones during the night. Zelenskyy said he expects to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week. He also said the first ladies of Ukraine and the United States would likely hold separate talks focused on humanitarian issues involving children."

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack across nine Ukrainian regions, killing at least three people and wounding dozens. Strikes hit Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv. A missile with cluster munitions struck a multistory building in Dnipro, damaging high-rise buildings and homes and wounding at least 30 people in Dnipropetrovsk. Kyiv region reported strikes in Bucha, Boryspil and Obukhiv that damaged a home and cars. Ukraine's air force said 619 drones and missiles were launched and that air defenses intercepted 552 drones, two ballistic and 29 cruise missiles. Ukrainian drones struck an energy facility in Samara, while Russia said it intercepted 149 Ukrainian drones. President Zelenskyy expects to meet U.S. President Trump at the U.N. General Assembly.

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