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Russian Overnight Missile-and-Drone Barrage Kills 11, Injures 96 Across Ukraine

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Russia launched a mass overnight missile-and-drone attack across Ukraine on September 11-12, killing at least 11 people and injuring 96. The barrage included 129 attack drones (Shahed-type and jet-powered), 8 Kalibr cruise missiles, 6 Kh-59/69 guided missiles, and Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles; Ukrainian air defense downed or disrupted 110 aerial targets, including 6 Kalibr missiles, 2 Kh-59/69 missiles, 1 S-8000 Banderol cruise missile, and 101 drones. Odesa Oblast was the primary target, with at least 35 injured including a 5-month-old infant and a 17-year-old. In Kryvyi Rih, 1 person was killed and 3 injured after Russian forces struck an industrial enterprise. Zaporizhzhia Oblast saw 2 killed and 11 injured, with Russian forces carrying out 1,001 strikes against 45 settlements including 5 missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia city. In Donetsk Oblast, 4 people were killed and 5 injured — 2 in Sloviansk, 1 in Kramatorsk, and 1 in Yasnohirka.

Aftermath of the mass Russian overnight missile-and-drone strike on Odesa, September 12, 2026
Aftermath of the mass Russian overnight missile-and-drone strike on Odesa, September 12, 2026 — Kyiv Independent