Russian Attacks Kill 6 Across Ukraine as 172 Drones Hit Zaporizhzhia Mall
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Updated · Kyiv Independent · Sep 21
Russian Attacks Kill 6 Across Ukraine as 172 Drones Hit Zaporizhzhia Mall
3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Independent · Sep 21
Summary
At least six people were killed and 38 wounded across Ukraine over the past day, with an overnight strike in Zaporizhzhia hitting a shopping mall and an educational institution.
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 172 drones overnight, intercepting 148 and also downing an S8000 Banderol hybrid weapon.
Donetsk suffered the heaviest reported toll with three dead and 12 wounded, while Sumy reported two deaths and Kharkiv one; a woman was also killed and a 13-year-old boy badly burned near Lozova.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson counted eight and nine wounded respectively, while a strike on a supermarket chain's warehouses in Odesa caused damage but no casualties.
The attacks extended to border and central regions including Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk, underscoring the broad geographic spread of Russia's latest drone campaign.