From the start of October 14 until 9:00 a.m. on October 15, Russia launched more than 850 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine, with attacks coming in continuous waves. At least six people were killed in the strikes — three in Kropyvnytskyi and three in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the president, emergency services, rescuers and repair crews continue to deal with the consequences of Russian strikes in dozens of cities and communities.
“Practically all of yesterday and throughout the night, there was a massive Shahed attack, with constant waves, and not a single hour when our skies were clear of them,” Zelensky said.
He noted that more than 850 Shahed drones were used precisely during a period of what he called an “artificial speed restriction on our defensive capabilities.”
Ukrainian forces managed to shoot down some of the drones, but the president also reported dozens of impacts.
According to Zelensky, one of the largest attacks targeted the Kirovohrad region. Strikes were also recorded in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as in the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Rivne, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
Three people were killed in Kropyvnytskyi and another three in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Zelensky said he believes the sharp increase in the intensity of Russian attacks was deliberate.
“It is obvious that Russia deliberately chose to escalate its strikes after receiving sanctions relief and seeing attempts to pressure Ukraine,” the president said.
He called on Ukraine’s partners to make “strong decisions” to end the war and ensure stable support for Ukraine, above all in protecting its airspace.
“We need honesty from our partners about this war: it is important that everyone in America is not on the side of the aggressor, but on the side of our efforts to protect lives, end this war and guarantee security,” Zelensky stressed.
