1 killed, 28 injured in Zaporizhzhia in large-scale Russian attack

Russia launched a missile and drone attack targeting various Ukrainian regions overnight on Aug. 30, killing at least one person and injuring 28 others, officials reported.

Officials and local media outlets reported explosions in multiple cities across the country, including in Zaporizhzhia, Pavlohrad, Dnipro, Chernihiv, Lutsk, and Cherkasy amid the attack.

Ukraine's Air Force reported that multiple Russian cruise and ballistic missiles had been launched at Ukraine's front-line regions. A Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground reported hearing multiple explosions in Dnipro around 4:15 a.m. local time amid news of the missile attack.

Russia launched 537 Shahed-type attack drones and decoys against Ukraine overnight, as well as eight Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles and 37 cruise missiles, the Air Force reported.

Ukrainian forces intercepted 510 drones, six ballistic missiles, and 32 cruise missiles, while five missiles and 24 drones struck at seven different locations. Fallen debris was also reported at 21 places.

In Zaporizhzhia, Russian missile and drone strikes damaged 40 homes, 14 apartment buildings, and an unspecified number of industrial facilities, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Preliminary reports indicate that at least one person was killed and another 28 others, including three children, have been injured in the attack, officials reported.

At least eight people have been hospitalized, including a 10-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, Fedorov added.

Dozens of Russian attack drones have also been reported across multiple regions, including the country's far west.

Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine's state railway operator, reported that the overnight attack damaged railway infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast, causing several hours-long delays in train departures.

A second group of Russian ballistic missiles was launched at Ukraine's eastern cities around 5 a.m.

Air raid warnings had been blaring in nearly all regions of Ukraine throughout most of the night amid the incoming aerial targets.