KIEV/MOSCOW, Sept. 29 — At least four people were killed and 40 others injured in a massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine that lasted more than 12 hours, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.
The assault involved nearly 500 combat drones and over 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Zelensky said in a statement.
The main targets included Kiev and its surrounding areas, the southern Zaporizhzhia region and the western Khmelnytsky region.
Civilian infrastructure facilities were heavily affected across Ukraine, with strikes damaging a bread production enterprise, an automotive rubber factory and residential buildings, Zelensky added.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration, said three adults and a 12-year-old girl were killed in Kiev, and about 10 people were injured.
More than 15 locations were damaged in the capital, including a cardiological institute, a kindergarten and residential buildings.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 53 Ukrainian drones in multiple regions overnight and Sunday morning.
The ministry also reported that its forces shot down six guided aerial bombs, six U.S.-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system projectiles and one Czech-made Vampire rocket on Saturday. (Xinhua)
