Russian forces have launched airstrikes targeting several regions across Ukraine as Moscow seeks to make advances on the frontlines, Ukrainian officials said.
Meanwhile, a Russian governor blamed Ukraine for a drone strike that disrupted operations at a major oil pipeline pumping station on September 27.
The attacks come at a time when prospects for peace appear slim, and many expect Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to continue into its fifth winter.
Russian strikes hit critical infrastructure and a residential building in a “massive attack” on Ukraine’s Vinnytsia region, regional official Natalia Zabolotna said on Telegram. Rail services were interrupted, but no casualties were reported.
Drone strikes damaged two high-rise apartment buildings and other structures in Zaporizhzhia, near the frontline, according to regional military administration chief Ivan Fedorov. The city and its surroundings have been constant targets of Russian attacks.
Two people were injured after missile strikes in the Sumy region, which borders Russia, while a house and a company were damaged by shelling in the southern city of Kherson, officials said.
Ukraine’s air defenses shot down or neutralized 97 of the 115 drones launched by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. The military also said heavy fighting continued in several parts of the front over the past 24 hours, particularly around the city of Pokrovsk.
Oleg Nikolayev, governor of Russia’s Chuvashia region, said Ukrainian drones struck an oil pumping station near the village of Konar, about 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine. He said the strike caused minor damage.
Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russia’s oil refineries, transport terminals, and other infrastructure in an effort to undermine Moscow’s war capacity and cut energy export revenues.
