At least 21 dead and dozens injured in separate Russian attacks on the regions of Zaporiyia and Dnipro in Ukraine. Most of the deceased, 17, were inmates of a penitentiary center in Zaporiyia, in the southeast of the country, where over 80 were injured, with 42 hospitalized.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles along with 37 attack drones of the Shahed type and decoy UAVs that hit the Bilenkivska penitentiary colony with four guided aerial bombs.
In Dnipro, two people died and five were injured, including a pregnant woman now in critical condition, as Russian missiles hit the city of Kamianske, partially destroying a three-story building and damaging a maternity hospital and a municipal hospital ward.
Additionally, one person died in the southern Russian region of Rostov in a nighttime Ukrainian drone attack.
The war in Ukraine continues, 1,252 days after the Russian invasion of its former Soviet republic, as a "disappointed" President of the United States, Donald Trump, shortens the 50-day deadline given to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to "about 10 to 12 days from today" to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski welcomed the new ultimatum, advancing the possibility of peace or the start of a war with the United States, according to former Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. "Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with the country itself (of Trump)."
Two dead and five injured, including a pregnant woman, in the Russian attack on Dnipro
In Dnipro, the missiles struck the city of Kamianske, partially destroying a three-story building and damaging nearby medical facilities, including a maternity hospital and a municipal hospital ward, as reported by Ap.
Two people died and five were injured, including a pregnant woman now in critical condition, according to regional head Serhii Lysak.
Other Russian attacks hit communities in the Synelnykivskyi district with FPV drones and aerial bombs, resulting in the death of at least one person and injuries to two others. According to Lysak, Russian forces also targeted the Velykomykhailivska community, killing a 75-year-old woman and injuring a 68-year-old man.
Russian attack hits a Ukrainian prison, killing at least 17 people
A Russian airstrike on a prison in the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killed at least 17 inmates and injured over 80, Ukrainian officials reported on Tuesday, according to Ap
In the Dnipro region, authorities reported at least four dead and eight injured.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles along with 37 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy UAVs.
They reported that 32 Shahed drones were intercepted or neutralized by Ukrainian air defenses.
The attack, carried out late Monday, hit the Bilenkivska penitentiary colony with four guided aerial bombs, according to the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine.
At least 42 inmates were hospitalized with severe injuries, while another 40 individuals, including a staff member, sustained injuries of varying severity.
Zaporizhia: prison buildings destroyed
Zaporizhia Governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on the Telegram messaging app that the prison buildings were destroyed, and private homes nearby were also damaged. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the attacks as "another war crime" committed by Russia..
Russian attacks on a penitentiary colony in the border region of Zaporizhia, in southwestern Ukraine, resulted in the death of 16 people and injuries to at least 35 overnight, according to the regional Ukrainian army and the Zaporizhia governor.
"(Russian President Vladimir) Putin's regime, which also issues threats against the United States through some of its spokespeople, must face economic and military blows that strip it of the ability to wage a war," Yermak stated on X day.
Fedorov stated that Russian forces launched eight attacks on the Zaporizhia district, allegedly using high-explosive aerial bombs. Reuters could not independently verify Fedorov's report.
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One dead in a Ukrainian attack in the Rostov region
In Russia, one person died on Monday night in the Rostov region from a Ukrainian drone attack, as announced by regional governor Yuri Sliousar, reports Afp.
The attack targeted the districts of Salsk, Kamensk-Chakhtinsky, Volgodonsk, Bokovsky, and Tarasovsky, Sliousar stated on Telegram.
In Salsk, "a car was damaged on Ostrovsky Street. Unfortunately, the driver inside died," he wrote.
Additionally, drone remnants fell on the Salsk train station, damaging a passenger and a freight train, without causing injuries, as reported by Russian railways.
At least 20 dead in Russian overnight attacks in Ukraine
At least 20 people died and 43 were injured in Russian attacks on the regions of Zaporiyia and Dnipro in Ukraine during Monday night to Tuesday, according to authorities, reports Afp.
In the Zaporiyia region, a series of bombings on a penitentiary colony resulted in 16 dead and 35 injured, as reported on Telegram by the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andriï Iermak, who denounced "another war crime by the Russians," according to Afp.