Ukraine, overnight Russian attacks on Odessa and Kiev: “Two hypersonic missiles launched”

Ukraine, overnight Russian attacks on Odessa and Kiev: "Two hypersonic missiles launched"
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Oil platforms stored at a Helmerich & Payne yard in Odessa, Texas (United States), June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/REUTERS archive photo

Last night Russian forces attacked Ukraine using “two Zircon missiles” launched from the Kursk region, 174 drones. The main directions of the attack were the regions of Odessa and Kiev. Four people were killed in the bombings that took place yesterday in Kharkiv.

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Kiev: “Russian positions hit in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia”

During the night between September 18 and 19, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck drone control positions, a training camp, and support facilities of Russian troops in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Ukrinform reports, citing the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which shared the news on Facebook. Drone control points were hit in the Luhansk and Pokrovsk districts of Donetsk region, as well as in the Volodymyrivka, Verbovye, Novoprokopivka, Dobropillya, and Rivnopillya districts of Zaporizhzhia region. Two of these points were hit in the Novoprokopivka district. Additionally, in the occupied Novopetrivka area and in the Zaporizhzhia region, the Vostochny training camp was hit. Furthermore, in the Donetsk region, a depot of materials and technical equipment was hit in Rybinsk, and in the Amvrosiivka area, a depot of ammunition of the Russian aggressor.

Ukraine: Russia launched two hypersonic missiles overnight

During the night, Russia launched two Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, 174 drones, and other aircraft against Ukraine, mainly targeting the regions of Odessa and Kiev: declared the Ukrainian Air Force.

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At 8 a.m., Ukrainian defenses reported having shot down or neutralized 141 targets: three Banderol/Dan-T and 138 Shahed drones (half of which jet-powered), Gerbera, and other types.

The two Zircon missiles did not hit their targets, according to the Ukrainian army, which specified that the impact point was still being verified.

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