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Russia blasts southern Ukrainian city with glide bombs while Ukrainian drones kill 9

Regional officials said the attack damaged 22 apartment buildings and injured 31 people, underscoring Ukraine’s limited defenses against Russian glide bombs.

  • Russian planes dropped eight powerful glide bombs on residential districts of Zaporizhzhia during a 90-minute span Sunday evening, killing one person and wounding dozens, regional chief Ivan Fedorov said Monday.
  • The Soviet-era bombs, retrofitted with guidance systems, carry up to 3,000 kilograms of explosives and have been used to smash Ukrainian towns for more than four years.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged partners to provide more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems, stating "what matters now is for our partners to make the political decision" to protect civilians.
  • Overnight from Sunday to Monday, Russia attacked Ukraine with 181 long-range strike drones, while Ukrainian drones struck a major warehouse belonging to Wildberries, causing severe business disruption.
  • Elsewhere, three people were killed and two wounded in an overnight attack on illegally annexed Crimea, according to the peninsula's Russian-installed head Sergei Aksyonov, amid the ongoing regional escalation.
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Russian planes fire glide bombs while Ukrainian drones kill nine

Russia has used glide bombs to smash Ukrainian towns and cities since it invaded its neighbour more than four years ago.

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A new attack by Russia on a city in southern Ukraine has caused massive casualties and destruction in residential areas. According to AP, Ukrainian officials warn that the weapons used are extremely difficult to intercept, while Kiev again demands additional anti-aircraft defense systems from allies Patriot. Article Russia once again hits residential neighborhoods in Ukraine. The bombardment with guided bombs killed a woman and injured dozens of…

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(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Kyung-rak = Russia is exploiting vulnerabilities in Ukraine's air defense network by deploying glide bombs in addition to ballistic missiles.

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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ZN.UA Зеркало недели broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
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