Russia launched attacks with 20 missiles and 479 drones across Ukraine overnight on the 8th and 9th (local time).
On the 9th, the Associated Press (AP) and Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported this, citing the Ukrainian Air Force. The Ukrainian Air Force shot down or disabled 19 missiles and 460 drones, and debris fell in 17 locations, damaging 10 sites. Foreign news outlets, including AP, reported that this drone attack is the largest since the war began in February 2022.
The Ukrainian media Kyiv Independent reported, citing local authorities, that 7 civilians were injured in northeastern Kharkiv, and 1 person was injured in the western city of Rivne. In Kherson, 4 people were injured. In Kyiv, air raid alerts lasted for over 10 hours, and 2 dwellings and 1 vehicle were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
According to the United Nations, more than 12,000 civilians have died from Russian drone attacks in Ukraine during the three years of war.
Russia has continued large-scale airstrikes on Ukraine since the surprise attack on Ukraine's air force base on the 1st. There are speculations that the 'full-scale retaliation' warned by Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon begin.
Ukrainian military authorities also reported that foreign media indicated drones attacked a Russian electronic factory producing missile and drone parts overnight. This factory is located in the Chuvash Republic of Russia, 1,300 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
The Ukrainian military also stated that they conducted operations against the Savasleyka air base in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, which is 650 kilometers from the border, hitting 2 fighter jets. Alexander Gusev, the governor of Voronezh in Russia, stated that 25 drones were shot down overnight and that part of a gas pipeline was damaged.