Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that a Russian missile strike destroyed a residential home in Radushne near Kryvyi Rih, resulting in the deaths of five family members. The victims included parents Artem and Olena Voronov along with three of their children identified as Mark, Azariah Ilay, and Emilia. Zelensky characterized the attack as a “horrific crime” and shared details on social media about the destruction, noting that the missile’s force left minimal remains of the structure.
The attack on the Voronov residence was part of a much larger overnight assault in which Russia launched more than 70 missiles and over 280 drones targeting Ukrainian territory. The worst of the strikes occurred near Zelensky’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Additional casualties were reported in other Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Poltava, and Lviv, where residential and commercial buildings sustained damage. Local officials indicated that at least eight people died overall in the strikes, with additional injuries reported. Two children were pulled alive from rubble in one location, and an 84-year-old woman was hospitalized.
The strikes had broader regional implications, with reports indicating that Russian missiles crossed into Polish airspace. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported that an object, likely a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, created a crater in a field near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia in Lublin province. Polish armed forces mobilized fighter jets after detecting missiles near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that posed potential threats to Polish territory. The closest detected missile was observed approximately 5 kilometers from the Polish border before changing direction eastward.
Zelensky used the attack to reinforce his appeals for enhanced air defense capabilities, specifically requesting that the United States grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot interceptor missiles. He had met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington earlier this week to discuss strengthening Ukraine’s anti-ballistic missile defenses. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian attack reportedly struck a Wildberries retail warehouse facility in the Russian city of Penza, resulting in one injury, continuing a pattern of cross-border military operations.
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