A deadly night across multiple regions

At least nine people were killed in Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, as explosions, damage and power outages were reported in several regions.

Three people died when vehicles caught fire in an attack on the Kyiv–Odesa highway, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. Two more people were reported killed in a strike on warehouses outside Dnipro. The Associated Press reported further deaths and injuries in the Kyiv region. The toll is an official count reported during an unfolding response and may change.

Ukraine’s grid operator said the attacks caused power outages in 12 regions. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces had struck logistics centres, port infrastructure and vessels in the Odesa region. That account describes Russia’s stated targets; it does not independently establish the military status of every site hit.

Diplomacy under the shadow of the attacks

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Oslo seeking additional support. He said discussions with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and US envoy Steve Witkoff would include strengthening Ukraine’s air defences and producing weapons jointly.

Zelenskyy has also warned that deliveries of Patriot interceptors bought by other countries for Ukraine are being delayed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been no deliberate decision to harm Ukraine and described the interceptors as in short supply globally. Those positions leave a central question unresolved: how quickly can Ukraine obtain the systems it says it needs to defend against ballistic missiles?

The immediate picture is stark: a new wave of attacks, a civilian death toll of at least nine, and renewed diplomacy over air-defence supplies. The military claims surrounding individual targets remain disputed and require independent verification.