Russia launches massive drone and artillery strikes on Zaporizhzhia

Russian forces conducted 846 attacks against 41 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine within a 24-hour period. According to regional military administrator Ivan Fedorov, the offensive included 619 drone strikes, 17 aerial attacks, and 206 artillery bombardments. The strikes resulted in at least two injuries and caused damage to 69 reported locations, including homes, vehicles, and infrastructure.

In a separate operation, Ukrainian forces used Neptune missiles to strike the Marinovka military airfield in Russia's Volgograd region, located approximately 450 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the destruction of two Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jets on the ground and reported damage to an Iskander missile launch ramp.

Concurrently, Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, hitting a warehouse in the Darnytsia district. Additionally, a drone attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant resulted in the death of one worker.