Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 552 drones and 31 missiles during offensive that killed 3 people
It attacked it with drones and missiles various regions of Ukraine, causing the death of 3 people, according to Telegram on Saturday (2nd.Set.2025) the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Servant of the People, Center). The Ukrainian defenses managed to intercept 552 drones and 31 missiles during the offensive, according to the agency.
The victims were recorded in Dnipro, Chernihiv and Khmelnytskyi. In Dnipro, 1 person died and 26 were injured after a fragmentation missile reached a residential building. Another 2 deaths were reported in the North and West regions of the country.
The attack was performed while Kiev faces increasing pressure in the east, where Russian troops gradually advance. Russia seems to have changed its tactic, launching hundreds of drones into a single attack, in contrast to the dozens used at the beginning of the war.
During the night, Ukrainian forces attacked refineries in the regions of Sratov and Samara, Russia, causing explosions and fires.