Russia, Ukraine trade overnight strikes
Shafaq News – Moscow / Kyiv / Warsaw (Updated on September 10 at 12:12)
Ukraine and Russia exchanged heavy overnight attacks, with Moscow reporting widespread drone incursions across its territory.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 122 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions, including Bryansk (21), Crimea (17), Voronezh (12), and the Black Sea (15).
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed that a civilian was injured by shrapnel when drones hit the provincial government building, adding that social and commercial sites, as well as a vehicle, were damaged.
Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported 200 clashes in the past 24 hours, claiming Russian losses of 990 troops, three tanks, an armored vehicle, 29 artillery systems, a multiple rocket launcher, 347 drones, and 83 vehicles.
On X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian strikes targeted 15 regions with about 415 drones and more than 40 cruise and ballistic missiles, including one on a sewing workshop in Khmelnytskyi that injured three people. He also reported one death in Zhytomyr, urging stronger, coordinated sanctions and weapons deliveries to deter Moscow.
Rescuers are now working in Volochysk, Khmelnytskyi region, where the Russians struck an ordinary sewing workshop with a missile. As of now, three people are reported injured. This is just one of the sites of today’s massive Russian attack: about 415 drones of various types and… pic.twitter.com/FdC880IDwn
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 10, 2025
Meanwhile, Poland scrambled air defense units, including NATO-aligned systems, after Russian drones reportedly entered its airspace during the assault on Ukraine. The Polish military condemned the breach as “an act of aggression” that endangered civilians, noting that radars tracked more than 10 drones, some of which were neutralized.
❗️W wyniku dzisiejszego ataku Federacji Rosyjskiej na terytorium Ukrainy doszło do bezprecedensowego w skali naruszenia polskiej przestrzeni powietrznej przez obiekty typu dron. Jest to akt agresji, który stworzył realne zagrożenie dla bezpieczeństwa naszych obywateli.Na… pic.twitter.com/w9ygKlRh8V
— Dowództwo Operacyjne RSZ (@DowOperSZ) September 10, 2025
Prime Minister Donald Tusk affirmed that operations were ongoing and said he remains in “constant communication” with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
Last night the Polish airspace was violated by a huge number of Russian drones. Those drones that posed a direct threat were shot down. I am in constant communication with the Secretary General of NATO and our allies.
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) September 10, 2025
