Russia kills eight people in Ukraine, attacks two vessels in Black Sea — SkimNews
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- Russia launched 174 drones from across its territory and annexed Crimea, plus two Zircon antiship missiles from the Kursk region, in a massive overnight barrage on Ukraine.
- Ukraine's Air Force said air defences intercepted or jammed 141 incoming targets, with both Zircon missiles failing to reach their intended targets.
- Russia's Defence Ministry claimed Geran-4 Seeker loitering drones struck a Ukrainian dry cargo ship heading to Odesa and a docked tanker in Odesa port, asserting both carried military supplies.
- Kharkiv governor Oleh Syniehubov confirmed Russian attacks across 14 settlements killed five people and injured 15, with heavy destruction in Balakliya and Lypkuvativka.
- Kherson region shelling across 25 communities killed three and injured five, damaging high-rise apartments, a cell tower, and a gas pipeline, while Dnipropetrovsk endured more than 10 attacks injuring two and hitting warehouses, a clinic, and a shopping centre.
- Poland's military scrambled fighter jets and placed air defence systems on highest readiness in response to Russian drone activity near its border; the operation ended with no airspace violations reported.
- Russia's Defence Ministry claimed territorial advances exceeding 5,300 square kilometres this year, including 670 sq km in September alone, with the most intense fighting on approaches to the Kramatorsk-Slovyansk agglomeration.
Why it matters: Eight Ukrainian civilians died in one overnight Russian barrage spanning four oblasts and the Black Sea, forcing NATO-adjacent Poland into an active air defence scramble. The scale — 174 drones and two missiles in a single night alongside Moscow's claim of 670 sq km seized in September — shows Russian strikes remain high-tempo, not de-escalating, even as the UN General Assembly meets.
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