In Russia’s Belgorod region, Ukrainian drone strikes killed five people and injured about two dozen others, including a 4-year-old boy, the regional administration said. Authorities reported damage to 29 apartment buildings, five private houses, administrative buildings and commercial facilities.

In Ukraine, Russian missile strikes killed two people and injured 13 others after a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv’s Saltivskyi district was hit, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said. Another eight people were injured after dozens of missiles and drones struck Odesa and the surrounding region, according to regional administration head Oleh Kiper.

The attacks underline the continuing threat to civilian areas as both sides maintain long-range strike campaigns against targets inside each other’s territory.

Ukraine seeks stronger air defenses

Ukraine has continued to press its international partners, particularly the United States, for additional Patriot air defense systems, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described as essential for protecting civilians from Russian missile attacks.

The Patriot is the only system in Ukraine’s air defense arsenal identified in the supplied material as capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. Ukraine has faced tighter availability of the systems and their interceptors amid the wider regional security situation involving the war in Iran.

Zelenskyy has also sought alternatives, including permission to produce Patriot ammunition in Ukraine. He has separately sought approval from Elon Musk to use Starlink satellite communications to support strikes against Russian missile launchers.

Russia says it targeted Ukrainian military infrastructure

Ukraine has continued conducting long-range drone attacks against Russian energy infrastructure and other targets deep inside Russia, contributing to pressure on the country’s fuel system.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its overnight strikes targeted drone warehouses in the Kharkiv region and fuel depots and other military supplies at the port of Odesa. The ministry also said Russian forces had shot down 153 Ukrainian drones overnight over areas including Russian-occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.

In Novorossiysk, falling drone debris damaged two private houses and injured one person, regional authorities said. Mayor Andrey Kravchenko earlier reported that debris had fallen on two enterprises and a private residence.

Novorossiysk is home to a major fuel terminal connecting Kazakhstan’s oil fields with international markets and has previously been targeted by Ukrainian strikes.

Drone incidents spread beyond the battlefield

The latest fighting also generated security concerns in neighboring countries that are not parties to the war.

In Moldova, police reported a powerful explosion in the village of Crocmaz near the Ukrainian border. Authorities said they believed a combat drone was involved and found fragments at the scene. No injuries were reported, although the impact caused a vegetation fire.

Moldova has previously reported multiple drone incursions into its airspace since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Bulgaria investigates airspace incident

Bulgaria summoned Ukraine’s ambassador after a drone entered Bulgarian airspace and exploded near an international gas pipeline, according to the country’s public broadcaster BNT.

The drone crossed into Bulgaria from Romania before exploding Saturday. No casualties or damage were reported.

Bulgaria’s Defense Ministry said the drone appeared to be a type used by Ukrainian forces and that the incident was likely accidental. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said Ukraine was examining the incident and that the drone had not deliberately targeted Bulgaria.

The two governments remained in contact as they sought to clarify what happened.

The incidents in Moldova and Bulgaria demonstrate how the war’s expanding use of long-range drones can create security risks beyond the immediate combat zone, particularly for countries bordering Ukraine and those connected to critical regional infrastructure.

This report is based on reporting by The Associated Press.

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The attack highlighted Ukraine’s continued vulnerability to ballistic missile strikes as officials renewed calls for stronger air defense capabilities.

According to Ukraine’s air force, Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 drones overnight. Most of the missiles targeted the capital, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The barrage began around 1:30 a.m. and continued for several hours.

Russia intensifies missile campaign

Russia has increased its use of ballistic missiles in recent weeks while attempting to limit Ukrainian attacks on oil infrastructure deep inside Russian territory.

The intensified campaign has renewed discussions about expanding Ukraine’s air defense network.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is willing to grant Ukraine licenses to manufacture Patriot air defense systems, which are widely considered the country’s most effective defense against ballistic missiles.

However, officials have not released details of the proposal, and domestic production would likely take years to establish.

Kyiv sustains extensive damage

Explosions echoed across Kyiv as missiles struck multiple districts, igniting fires and damaging apartment buildings, office space, industrial facilities, a student dormitory and dozens of vehicles, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.

Emergency crews rescued four people from a burning home in the Sviatoshynskyi district.

Firefighters also evacuated residents from a three-story apartment building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where one person was found dead.

Additional fires broke out in the Solomyanskyi, Desnianskyi and Dnipro districts.

Kyiv resident Viktoria Shejko said she and her husband sheltered in the hallway of their apartment building with their seven children after receiving ballistic missile alerts.

“When the alarm started, we checked that there were ballistics, then went into the corridor. Then it started exploding one missile after another,” she said.

She said the attacks have become increasingly difficult to endure because what were once weekly bombardments now occur almost every day.

Other cities also come under attack

Russian guided bombs also struck Kherson and Sumy.

Local officials said at least one person was killed in each city.

Later Sunday, another strike hit a postal facility near Kharkiv, killing three people and injuring at least 20 others, regional authorities said.

Moscow says military facilities were targeted

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the attacks targeted facilities supporting Ukraine’s military operations.

Officials said the strikes hit factories producing Flamingo drones and components for Neptune guided missiles.

The ministry also claimed it struck a postal terminal that was allegedly being used to store dual-use goods and assemble drones, robotic systems and electronic warfare equipment.

Those claims could not be independently verified.

Energy infrastructure remains under pressure

Fighting also spread to energy infrastructure.

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium said an attack involving two oil tankers temporarily halted loading operations at its export terminal near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.

The vessels, identified as ASIA and NISSOS, caught fire during the incident, although crews extinguished the blaze aboard the ASIA.

The consortium said no injuries or oil spills were reported and did not identify who carried out the attack.

The terminal serves a 940-mile (1,510-kilometer) pipeline transporting crude oil from Kazakhstan’s Caspian oil fields to Novorossiysk.

The route carries about 80% of Kazakhstan’s oil exports.

Russia and Russian state-owned energy companies collectively own a 31% stake in the consortium.

Meanwhile, both Russia and Ukraine have sharply increased attacks on ships operating in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov over the past week.

Ukraine says strikes on oil tankers are intended to disrupt fuel supplies supporting Russian forces in occupied Crimea and to target Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, which Kyiv says transports oil in violation of international sanctions.

Ukraine expands attacks inside Russia

Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces carried out additional long-range strikes inside Russia on Sunday.

He said the Security Service of Ukraine attacked three oil depots in Russia’s Stavropol region, while another military unit struck a separate fuel facility.

According to Zelenskyy, Ukrainian forces also attacked three Russian tankers operating in the Black Sea.

Earlier, Stavropol Gov. Vladimir Vladimirov confirmed that Ukrainian drones had started fires at industrial sites in two locations but did not identify the facilities or report casualties.

Independent Russian news outlet Astra reported that three oil depots may have been burning in the region, citing photos and videos submitted by local residents.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 140 Ukrainian drones overnight across eight Russian regions, annexed Crimea, and the Black and Azov seas.

The ministry did not say how many drones Ukraine launched or how many reached their intended targets.

In Russia’s Kursk region, Gov. Alexander Khinshtein said Ukrainian drones struck four apartment buildings, sparking a fire and injuring one person.

Ending

The latest exchanges illustrate how both Russia and Ukraine are expanding long-range strikes beyond the battlefield, increasingly targeting military facilities, energy infrastructure and transportation assets as the war enters another phase of sustained escalation.

This report is based on reporting by The Associated Press.

Article Topics: Russia | Ukraine | Kyiv | Missile Attacks | Air Defense | Black Sea | Energy Infrastructure | Patriot Systems

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