Russian aircraft dropped eight powerful glide bombs on residential areas of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine on Sunday evening, killing one person and wounding 31 others, according to regional chief Ivan Fedorov. The attack, which lasted 90 minutes, damaged 22 apartment buildings across four districts of the city.
The 71-year-old woman was killed, and a 16-year-old girl was among the injured. Russia has utilized glide bombs, which are Soviet-era munitions retrofitted with guidance systems and capable of carrying up to 3,000 kilograms of explosives, to strike Ukrainian towns and cities since the full-scale invasion began more than four years ago.
Ukrainian officials have stated that the country lacks effective countermeasures against these weapons. The barrage on Zaporizhzhia occurred as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made another urgent appeal for more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems. He emphasized that these interceptors are crucial for stopping ballistic missiles and that "partners" need to make the political decision to supply them.
"The world has Patriot missiles. What matters now is for our partners to make the political decision to provide the necessary packages," Zelenskyy said on social media. "The United States knows what we need. Europe knows what we need. Anti-ballistic missiles must protect people — not sit in stockpiles."
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, Russia attacked Ukraine with 181 long-range strike drones overnight from Sunday to Monday. Ukraine's air force reported that air defenses intercepted 163 of the drones, but 14 caused damage at 13 locations.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its forces struck four bulk carriers carrying cargo for the Ukrainian armed forces. Three of these were reportedly in the Black Sea and one in the port of Mykolaiv. Concurrently, three people were killed and two wounded in Kyiv's overnight attack on Crimea, according to Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of the peninsula.
Ukrainian drones also targeted a major warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online shopping company, in the Vladimir region east of Moscow. This incident, which injured three people, is part of a broader campaign that has impacted over a dozen of the retailer's distribution hubs.