Oct. 5 (UPI) — Russia launched some 50 missiles and 500 drones in an overnight attack in Ukraine, leaving five people dead, the President Volodymyr Zelensky, said.
The assault was aimed at the country’s infrastructure, leaving thousands without power, the BBC reported.
The strikes on Liviv left four members of a family dead, and the attack in Zaporizhzhia killed one person.
The head of that region, Maksym Kozytskyi, said the area has not seen such a blitz since the Russian invasion began in 2022.
Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa and Kirovohrad were also targeted.
“Today, the Russians once again targeted our infrastructure — everything that ensures normal life for our people. We need more protection and faster implementation of all defense agreements, especially on air defense, to deprive this aerial terror of any meaning,” Zelensky said in a statement, per the New York Times.
