Russia strikes Ukraine with Iskander-M, 6 Kh-101 missiles and 290 drones, killing 1 in Zaporizhzhia

Russia launched a combined missile-and-drone assault on Ukraine overnight on 30 May, deploying one Iskander-M ballistic missile, 6 Kh-101 cruise missiles and 290 attack drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. The drone wave included jet-powered Shahed variants alongside Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya decoy models.

As of 09:00, air defenses had downed or electronically suppressed 284 targets — 5 of the 6 Kh-101 missiles and 279 drones — across the north, south, center and east, the Air Force said. Two missiles, one cruise and one ballistic, failed to reach their targets. Crews recorded direct hits from 9 attack drones at 7 locations and falling debris at 10 more. The Air Force warned the assault was continuing, with several drones still in Ukrainian airspace.

Deadly strike on Zaporizhzhia

In Zaporizhzhia, a morning strike on industrial infrastructure killed one man and wounded two others, regional military administration head Ivan Fedorov said. He initially reported a man in his 40s in serious condition, then confirmed the victim had died of his injuries. A 24-year-old man was among the injured. Over the previous day, Fedorov said, Russian forces had carried out 911 strikes on 40 settlements across Zaporizhzhia Oblast, generating 96 reports of damage to infrastructure, homes and vehicles.

Gas pipeline hit in Kherson

In central Kherson, a Russian drone struck a gas pipeline at about 23:00 on 29 May, injuring three residents, the city military administration reported. Two men aged 76 and 64 and a 55-year-old woman sustained blast injuries and acute stress reactions; all were released for outpatient care. The administration said seven settlements in the Kherson hromada came under artillery fire and drone attacks over the previous day, damaging private and multi-story buildings. In total, 20 people were injured across the hromada.

Massed drones over Sumy Oblast

Russian forces also launched a massed drone strike on the Shostka hromada in Sumy Oblast, damaging residential and administrative buildings, regional head Oleh Hryhorov said. Air defenses destroyed part of the drone wave, but hits to civilian infrastructure left homes, non-residential buildings and vehicles damaged. Emergency crews worked through the night to clear the aftermath.

The strikes extend a pattern of intensifying long-range attacks in Russia's war on Ukraine. On 28 May, a Russian drone strike killed two people in the Velyka Pysarivka hromada of Sumy Oblast's Okhtyrka district.