According to the military, the ballistic missiles were launched from Taganrog, Yeysk and Bryansk in Russia, as well as from occupied Crimea. The targets included Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Zaporizhzhya oblasts.

As Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, they are disrupting day-to-day life and reminding Russians that the war is not confined to the trenches.

The post added, "It was a difficult night for all of Ukraine -- 250 strike drones, the absolute majority of them Iranian "Shaheds," and 14 ballistic missiles. The Odesa, Vinnytsia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kyiv, Dnipro regions suffered damages. All strikes targeted civilians. There are fatalities. My condolences to the families and loved ones."

Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise

But Russia's preferred deep-strike weapon — the Shahed drone — has gotten some major upgrades since the start of the year, including jet engines and Starlink satellite attachments, putting pressure on Ukraine's already strained air defense.

Russian troops have executed Ukrainian prisoners more than 150 times, Kyiv’s military intelligence agency said on Saturday. The agency reported multiple instances in which Russian troops received “direct orders to kill” prisoners of war, and said there had been a sharp rise in executions since 2024.