A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine rocked the western city of Ternopil on Tuesday evening, killing more than 20 people, including three children.
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said Wednesday that at least 25 people were killed and 73 injured in the attack on two nine-story residential buildings.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched more than 470 drones and 48 missiles during the overnight attack. Emergency services were working to rescue people from the rubble and extinguish fires caused by the strikes.
Photos from the scene showed blown out windows, the charred, blackened exterior of a residential building and billows of smoke as crews worked to clear the area.
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A Russian Kh-101 missile flies towards a civilian apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine, hitting it in a deadly strike on November 18, 2025. (East2West)
Zelensky said nine other regions in Ukraine were also affected, including critical infrastructure and energy facilities in Lviv and civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv.
RUSSIAN CRUISER MISSILES HIT OUR COMPANY IN HUGE STRIKE IN UKRAINE AMID TRUMP’S PEACE PRESSURE
People look at a residential building heavily damaged after a Russian attack on Ternopil, Ukraine, on November 19, 2025. (Vlad Kravchuk/AP)
“Every brutal attack on ordinary life proves that the pressure on Russia is still insufficient. Effective sanctions and aid to Ukraine can change this. The top priority is air defense missiles, additional systems, expanded capabilities for our combat aviation and the production of drones to protect lives,” he wrote on X.
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“Russia must be held accountable for its actions, and we must remain focused on whatever makes us stronger and allows us to shoot down Russian missiles, neutralize Russian drones and stop attacks.”
Rescue workers extinguish a fire in a residential building damaged by a Russian attack on Ternopil, Ukraine, on November 19, 2025. (Rostyslav Kovalchuk/AP)
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The Polish Operational Command said late Tuesday it had mobilized fighter jets and increased air defense preparedness after Russia launched the missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, stressing that the measures were preventive and aimed at protecting Polish airspace near the border.
