Russian Glide Bombs Kill Five in Zaporizhzhia After Ukraine's Largest Drone Attack on Moscow

Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with glide bombs on 20 Jun 2026, killing five people and injuring eleven others, Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said. Fedorov stated that the strikes destroyed and damaged residential and non-residential buildings. He added that district administration specialists were documenting the destruction while utility workers cleared debris.

An aerial attack killed one person and wounded nine others in Kharkiv on the morning of 20 Jun 2026, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Terekhov reported that a guided aerial bomb struck a residential area and that search teams later found the body of one victim under rubble. Authorities in Kherson region said a 72-year-old woman was wounded in a drone strike in Zelenivka on 20 Jun 2026.

During his nightly address on 20 Jun 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia had prepared for a massive attack. “Tonight and in the coming hours, it is especially important to pay close attention to air raid warnings,” he said. “The Russians have prepared for a massive attack.

Please take care of yourselves,” he added. Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian armed forces had targeted an oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen region. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defences shot down 187 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles across Russia overnight before 20 Jun 2026 morning.

Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack on Moscow two days before 20 Jun 2026. Al Jazeera reported that the 18 Jun 2026 strikes sparked fires, hit a major oil refinery and forced evacuations at Russia’s largest airport. In recent weeks Russia and Ukraine have escalated attacks as talks to end the conflict remain at a standstill.