Kyiv: At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 others injured after Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, marking the second large-scale assault on the city in less than a week.
According to Ukrainian authorities, the attack began in the early hours, with explosions reported around 1:40am local time before additional waves of strikes followed. Air raid sirens sounded across the country as thousands of residents rushed to underground shelters.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said at least 10 people were killed in the capital, while 46 others were injured. Authorities also confirmed that one person was killed and 10 more were wounded in areas surrounding Kyiv.
Last night, Kyiv came under a massive Russian attack. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 attack drones. Response efforts are still underway. Damage has been recorded at more than 10 locations across the city, including residential buildings. All necessary services are on the… pic.twitter.com/101XvDDYs1
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Ukraine’s military said Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 drones overnight, targeting multiple locations across the country. At least 15 residential buildings in Kyiv were damaged, including four in the city’s historic Podilskyi district. Emergency crews remain at the scene, with rescue operations continuing amid fears the death toll could rise.
The latest bombardment comes just days after another major Russian strike on Kyiv killed 31 people, making it the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year. In his nightly address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that intelligence reports indicated Russia was preparing another large-scale assault ahead of this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye.
Zelenskyy remarked that, “Intelligence once again indicates that the Russians are preparing a new massive strike,” adding that such timing was consistent with Moscow’s tactics ahead of major international events. Zelenskyy is expected to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
Meanwhile, Ukraine continued its own long-range operations against Russian-controlled territory. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea, said a Ukrainian strike on energy infrastructure near the Black Sea port temporarily disrupted electricity supplies across the city.
The exchange of missile and drone attacks highlights the growing intensity of long-range warfare as the conflict enters its fourth year, with both sides increasingly targeting strategic infrastructure beyond the front lines.
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