Russia launched another large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine, targeting at least eight regions and injuring more than two dozen civilians, including children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday.
According to Zelenskyy, Russian forces fired 524 attack drones and 22 ballistic and cruise missiles. The heaviest damage was reported in the central Dnipropetrovsk Oblast region, including the city of Dnipro.
The attacks came as both Russia and Ukraine have stepped up long-range strikes, despite recent diplomatic efforts by US President Donald Trump to push for a temporary ceasefire from May 9 to 11. The truce had little effect, and there are still no signs of a peace agreement.
Last week, Russia launched several deadly attacks on Ukraine, including one in Kyiv that destroyed an apartment building and killed 24 people.
Ukraine has also intensified its own drone strikes deep inside Russia. On Sunday, one of its largest attacks reportedly killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and injured around a dozen others.
Over the past four years of war, Ukraine has developed long-range drones capable of hitting Russian oil facilities and other strategic sites, putting pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin as his forces struggle to make major gains on the battlefield.
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Sunday that more than 1,000 Ukrainian drones were either shot down or jammed within 24 hours, including about 80 headed toward Moscow.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine's expanding strike capability is changing both the battlefield and international views of the conflict.
“Our long-range capabilities are significantly changing the situation,” he wrote on social media platform X late Sunday. “Many partners now see what is happening and how attitudes toward this war are changing.”
Zelenskyy said the bombardment in Dnipropetrovsk lasted six hours and damaged energy infrastructure and residential buildings. Ukraine's emergency service said at least 26 people, including two children, were wounded in the region.
Authorities also reported damage in the Odesa Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast regions.
Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defense systems shot down 50 Ukrainian drones between late Sunday and early Monday.
Putin is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing later this week as ties between Russia and China continue to strengthen amid Western efforts to isolate Moscow.