US EditionRussia Unleashes Record Aerial Barrage on Ukraine, Sets Kyiv Government Building Ablaze
- On September 7, 2025, Russia conducted the most extensive drone and missile attack of the conflict against Kyiv, targeting government offices and residential neighborhoods.
- This attack followed months of escalating aerial assaults and confirmed Russian construction of Shahed drone infrastructure in Mariupol in August 2025.
- The assault involved 805 drones and 13 missiles, hit at least 37 locations across multiple cities, damaged Kyiv's Cabinet of Ministers building, and caused fires and building collapses.
- Ukraine successfully intercepted 751 aerial threats during Russia's largest drone and missile strike of the war, which nonetheless resulted in at least four fatalities, including a mother and her infant, and left 33 others wounded. Prime Minister Svyrydenko emphasized that while the damaged structures can be rebuilt, the lives lost are irreplaceable.
- The attack marked a grave escalation near Kyiv's government center, signaling intensified Russian pressure amid fading peace hopes and underscoring Ukraine's urgent need to scale air defenses and acquire long-range weapons.
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Russia lands symbolic blow as largest aerial attack on Ukraine's capital shows Moscow's strategy
Missiles, along with more than 800 drones and decoys, were launched overnight, illustrating that might, rather than negotiation, is still the main thrust of Vladimir Putin's approach.
Russia Strikes Kyiv Government Building, Zelensky Responds
For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Ukraine’s central government headquarters in Kyiv has been hit. A symbol of state power — the Cabinet of Ministers building — was set ablaze. An overnight wave of missiles and drones battered the capital and other cities.Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko confirmed the strike, saying the roof and upper floors caught fire “due to an enemy attack.” Across the country, at least four people w…
Russia launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine
Russia deployed more than 800 drones, striking a Kyiv government building for the first time in the Ukraine war. An infant was among at least two people killed during the drone strikes on several residential buildings in the capital, which was under an air-raid siren for 11 hours.
In a massive attack, Russia is deploying more than 800 drones for the first time. There are deaths, injuries and destruction – the government building is affected for the first time, but there are also counterattacks.
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