Russian forces bomb Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, killing three

On Monday morning, Russian forces struck the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with aerial bombs, killing three people and wounding two others, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov.

Fifteen apartment buildings, 10 private homes, and several nonresidential structures were damaged. One private house was destroyed, and fires broke out at the sites of impact.

Overnight, Russian drones also hit two districts of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, Governor Serhii Lysak said. Private homes, an outbuilding, a garage, and several cars were damaged, but no casualties were reported.

In the Kyiv region, fires broke out in an apartment building and several private homes after Russian drone attacks. One person sustained shrapnel wounds.

In Sumy, local officials said industrial facilities and a school building were damaged in Russian strikes. One person was injured.

In total, Russia launched 141 drones at Ukraine overnight, including both Shahed strike drones and decoys, according to Ukraine’s Air Force Command. Ukrainian forces said they shot down 132 of them over northern, southern, eastern, and central parts of the country.

“Nine strike drones hit seven locations, and debris from downed drones fell on eight more,” the Air Force said.