Russia bombs Zaporizhzhia after Ukraine's 1,000-drone barrage — SkimNews
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- Russia struck Zaporizhzhia late Sunday, hitting apartment blocks, a university and a shopping mall and wounding five people, Zelensky said Monday, while also striking nine other Ukrainian regions.
- Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia from Saturday to Sunday, with hundreds aimed at Moscow during Russia's parliamentary election; Russia's Defense Ministry said it downed 244 of them overnight.
- Trump called the war "ridiculous" Monday and said Moscow had "unfortunately lost control" of its diesel oil production, noting a large number of Russian diesel refineries "have been blown up" by Ukrainian long-range drones.
- Zelensky said he expects to meet Trump at the UN General Assembly in New York this week; Putin is not due to attend, and Russia has given no indication of withdrawing.
- Moldova temporarily closed part of its northern airspace overnight after detecting an "aerial object" entering its territory, with electronic jamming making it unclear whether the drone was Russian or Ukrainian.
- Ukraine's air force said it shot down or suppressed 148 Russian drones in an overnight attack Monday.
Why it matters: The reciprocal 1,000-drone barrage and strikes on ten Ukrainian regions show the war escalating, not de-escalating, as world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly to discuss peace. Trump's public comment that Russia has "lost control" of its diesel production marks a notable shift from his earlier urging of Zelensky to halt refinery strikes — yet Putin is skipping the UNGA, leaving no visible diplomatic off-ramp.
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