Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia used North Korean ballistic missiles in overnight strikes that killed at least nine people across Ukraine.
Six people were killed and 19 injured in Zaporizhzhia, while three others died in Dnipropetrovsk, according to Ukrainian officials.
Zelensky said the strikes on Zaporizhzhia involved North Korean ballistic missiles and described the attack as a “vicious attack, calculated to inflict maximum damage specifically on civilian infrastructure”.
Explosions were also reported in Kyiv, where Zelensky said a strike damaged an infectious disease hospital and left one person wounded.
He added that Russian strikes on substations in Kherson and Kharkiv caused power outages.
“Every step Russia takes – increasing ballistic missile production, bringing in North Korean equipment, preparing for mobilization – all of this shows that Moscow is preparing not for peace, but for escalation,” Zelensky said.
He called on Ukraine’s allies to respond with additional sanctions and air defence support.
Meanwhile, Ukraine continued its long-range drone campaign against targets inside Russia.
A drone attack caused fires at a Wildberries site in Russia’s Voronezh region. The retailer, often described as Russia’s equivalent of Amazon, has been targeted in several recent Ukrainian strikes.
Faridah Abdulkadiri
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