Three people have been killed in an overnight Russian missile attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
In a statement on Telegram, Zelensky said Russia launched 580 drones and 40 missiles targeting Ukraine’s residential areas, as well as infrastructure and civil manufacturing companies.
Dozens had been injured in the attacks, he added.
The president wrote: “All night, Ukraine was under a massive attack by Russia. Every such strike is not a military necessity but a deliberate strategy by Russia to terrorize civilians and destroy our infrastructure”.
Pictures showing damaged buildings with smashed windows and caving roofs have been widely shared online.
Yet another massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine last night. Russia used:579 drones8 ballistic missiles32 cruise missiles.Russia damaged civilian infrastructure. Dnipro: 26 people… pic.twitter.com/bKqrQ8AUZb
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 20, 2025In Dnipro, in the centre of Ukraine, region officials have confirmed that one person has been killed, and at least 26 others injured in the attacks.
Meanwhile, two people have been confirmed dead in the Chernihiv region in the north and the Khmelnyskyi region in the west.
Elsewhere, houses and cars caught on fire, and farm warehouses were reportedly burned down.
According to the Ukrainian air force, 552 drones and 31 missiles were shot down.
President Zeleknsky urged Ukraine’s to provide further military support and impose sanctions on Moscow.
He said: “Ukraine has proven it can defend itself and Europe, but for a reliable shield, we must act together”.
The attack comes after a series of incidents that have been labelled as “brazen provocation”.
According to Polish Border Guards, two Russian fighter jets violated the safety zone of a Polish oil platform in the Baltic Sea.
MIG-31 fighter jets spent 12 minutes in Estonian airspace before being intercepted by Italian jets (Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/ Getty Images)Meanwhile, three Russian fighter jets stayed into Estonian airspace, breaching Nato rules.
The MiG-31 aircraft remained there for 12 minutes before being intercepted by Italian jets.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said his country would request Nato Article 4 consultations over a violation of its airspace by Russian fighter jets.
“Russia has violated Estonian airspace four times already this year, which is unacceptable in itself, but today’s violation, during which three fighter jets entered our airspace, is unprecedentedly brazen,” said Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
Speaking about the breach, Donald Trump said: “I don’t love it. I don’t like it when that happens. It could be big trouble”.
The violation was described as a “reckless and dangerous activity” by UK Defence Secretary John Healey.
Meanwhile a Nato spokesperson said that it was “yet another example of reckless Russian behaviour and Nato’s ability to respond”.
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The incident was the latest violation of Nato’s eastern flank, and according to experts marks a worrying escalation in Russia activity.
Polish jets had previously been forced to scramble to shoot down a barrage of drones, when they entered its airspace on the night of September 9-10.
According to Warsaw, there were 19 instrusions into Polish airspace and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that “this situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two”.
Warsaw called for Nato to invoke Article 4, a clause that allows members to bring any issue of concern, especially related to the security of a member country, to the table for discussion.
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