Russia Launche 1,600 Bombs and 2,300 Drones Over Past Week

Russian forces launched approximately 1,600 guided aerial bombs, nearly 2,300 strike drones, and 48 missiles of various types against Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday, Oct. 25.

In a statement on Facebook and reported by state news agency Ukrinform, Ukraine’s head of state outlined the human and material toll of the relentless aerial campaign, emphasizing that strikes have inflicted fatal and non-fatal civilian casualties on a near-daily basis.

“During this week alone, Russia launched around 1,600 guided aerial bombs, 48 missiles of various types, including ballistics, and almost 2,300 strike drones against Ukraine,” Zelensky stated.

“Unfortunately, almost every day there are dead and wounded from these brutal strikes.”

Overnight damage across nine regions

Zelensky highlighted the operational breadth of recent Russian strikes, confirming that overnight bombardments damaged critical infrastructure and civilian facilities across nine administrative regions.

Adversary munitions struck thermal power plants, electrical substations, coal mining enterprises, grain storage facilities, commercial shopping centers, and a postal terminal.

The president reviewed the casualties caused by the weekend’s standoff attacks, pointing to the deadly drone strike on the city of Synelnykove in Dnipropetrovsk region, which killed four civilians and wounded 22 others, including an 11-year-old girl.

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Zelensky also referenced the strike on a five-story residential building in Vinnytsia that injured six people and forced the evacuation of an adjacent nursing home, alongside the assault on Kharkiv, where Russian forces struck a construction hypermarket and subsequently launched a secondary strike targeting arriving emergency rescue workers.

Calls for air defense deliveries

Addressing the geopolitical dimension of the ongoing bombardments, Zelensky observed that Moscow’s intensified attacks reflect its actual response to international diplomatic initiatives and efforts to end its isolation.

“This is precisely how Russia reacts to diplomacy and de-isolation,” Zelensky emphasized, stressing that Western partners must not permit military assistance to decline while diplomatic tracks are explored.

The president urged European allies to expedite defense support, calling specifically for the immediate release of surface-to-air interceptors that have already received political clearance from partner governments.

“It is necessary to unblock the supplies of Patriot interceptors already agreed upon by the Europeans,” Zelensky said.

“It is necessary to further support Ukrainian combat aviation to protect against jet-powered Shaheds. Every such defense package, especially ahead of winter, helps save lives.”