KYIV, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Russia carried out a large-scale drone and missile onslaught on Ukraine overnight, resulting in the deaths of three people and dozens more injured, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported Saturday.

Using the Telegram platform, Zelenskiy stated that the Russian military deployed roughly 580 drones and 40 missiles aimed at Ukraine’s infrastructure, civilian production facilities, and residential neighborhoods in multiple regions.

"Throughout the night, our nation endured an intense wave of attacks from Russia," Zelenskiy declared. "These strikes are not about military needs—they are aimed at spreading fear and crippling our infrastructure."

A residential complex in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro was struck by a missile carrying cluster munitions, causing severe damage, according to Zelenskiy.

One person died and no fewer than 26 people sustained injuries in the Dnipro attack, regional authorities confirmed.

They released images via Telegram showing a damaged residential building with shattered windows and a collapsed section of the roof, while emergency teams provided aid on the scene.

Two additional fatalities were reported in northern Chernihiv and western Khmelnytskyi regions, according to local officials.

Military analysts noted a shift in Russia’s airborne attack methods, observing that Moscow now unleashes hundreds of unmanned aerial systems in a single wave, as opposed to smaller-scale assaults earlier in the conflict.

With air raid sirens sounding for up to 11 hours in some locations, the overnight strikes came in two separate stages. Ukraine’s air force reported intercepting 552 drones and 31 missiles.

As these Russian strikes also reached western Ukrainian areas near Poland’s border, Polish and allied fighter jets were sent into the air to safeguard Polish territory, according to Poland’s military leadership.

President Zelenskiy once again urged Western nations to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses and enforce stricter measures against Russia.

"Ukraine has shown it can shield itself and Europe, but to ensure lasting protection, we must respond together," he stated.