Russia launched nearly 90 drones in attack on Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia carried out a massive drone strike overnight launching nearly 90 UAVs across multiple regions and urged stronger international measures to push Moscow toward diplomacyIn a post on X Zelenskyy said Since last night Russia has been carrying out a drone attack on Ukraine nearly 90 strike UAVs Our warriors managed to neutralize most of them I thank them for defending our skiesSince last night Russia has been carrying out a drone attack on Ukraine ndash nearly 90 strike UAVs Our warriors managed to neutralize most of them I thank them for defending our skies The Donetsk region Kyiv region and the capital Sumy region Kharkiv region Chernihiv regionhellip pictwittercomEeQumy5yvamdash Volodymyr Zelenskyy ZelenskyyUa September 19 2025Detailing the impact of the strikes he noted that the Donetsk region Kyiv region and the capital Sumy region Kharkiv region Chernihiv region and Dnipro region all came under attack Among the targets were Ukraines infrastructure and our enterprises In Pavlohrad Dnipro region two people were wounded In Kyiv recovery efforts are underway after the Russian attack which damaged public transport infrastructure All necessary services are involved he saidCondemning Moscows actions Zelenskyy remarked Once again the Russians strike civilians at a time when the entire world and above all the United States is calling for peace We hear President Trumps position on ending the killings and we have agreed to all the proposals to unblock diplomacy But it seems this position is not being heard in RussiaHe linked these developments to the need for bolstering Ukraines defenses and international partnerships This means that we must more actively implement everything that strengthens us the PURL initiative coproduction and the finalization of security guarantees On the table are largescale agreements on drones and arms procurement that Ukraine has proposed to the United States Zelenskyy saidReiterating his call for support he added Decisive action is needed so that Russia ultimately agrees to diplomacy as well I thank everyone who is helpingThe intensifying use of drones was also reported across the border The Air Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine AFU destroyed drones over several districts of the Rostov region the acting governor of the region Yuri Slyusar announced on September 17The air defence forces repelled an enemy air attack at night destroying and intercepting UAVs in Chertkovsky Kuibyshevsky and Dubovsky districts he wrote on his Telegram channelThe escalation highlights the growing reliance on drones in the conflict with both sides reporting frequent aerial attacksThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever