Kiev, Ukraine (AP) – Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack targeting area Beyond Ukraine Ukrainian officials said they killed at least three people early on Saturday and injured dozens more.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Attacks took place in nine regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv.
“The enemy’s targets were our infrastructure, residential areas and private companies,” he said, adding that missiles equipped with cluster ammunition hit the city of Dnipro.
“Each such strike is a deliberate strategy, not a military necessity. Russia He said in an official telegram statement.
Local governor Serei Lissak said at least 26 people were injured in the attack in the central Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. Several skyscrapers and homes have been damaged in the eastern Dnipro city.
In the Kiev region, local governments have said there are strikes in the Bucha, Borispill and Obukivu regions. The house and car were damaged. In the western region of LVIV, Gov. Maxim Kozytsky said two cruise missiles were shot down.
Russia has fired 619 drones and missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement. In total, 579 drones, eight ballistic missiles and 32 cruise missiles were detected. The Ukrainian army fired down and neutralized 552 drones, two ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles.
“During air attacks, tactical aviation, particularly F-16 fighters, are effectively tackling enemy cruise missiles. Western weapons Again, it proves its effectiveness on the battlefield,” the Air Force said in a statement.
Russia denies violating Estonian airspace
The Russian Ministry of Defense denied that the aircraft had violated Estonian airspace. After Tallinn reported that three fighters had crossed the territory without permission on Friday And there was 12 minutes left.
The incident described as the top diplomat in Estonia “Unprecedented Brave” invasionIt happened more than a week later NATO plane defeated a Russian drone in Polandcan raise the fear that Moscow’s war with Ukraine could ripple over it.
In an online statement released early on Saturday, Moscow emphasized that the fighter had remained in neutral Baltic seas over three kilometers (1.8 miles) from Estonia’s Vindroux Island in the Gulf of Finland.
“On September 19th, three MIG-31 fighter jets completed their scheduled flight from Karilia to the airfield in the Kaliningrad region,” referring to a Russian enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuanian territory.
“The flight was strictly adhered to international airspace regulations, as confirmed through objective surveillance, and did not violate the boundaries of other states,” the statement said without providing details regarding the surveillance operations.
On Friday, Estonian officials said Tallinn had summoned Russian diplomats to protest and also moved “to commence consultations between allies” under Article 4 of NATO.
