US EditionRussia Carries Out Massive Drone and Missile Strike on Kyiv
KYIV, UKRAINE, JUN 17 – Russian forces launched 175 drones and multiple missiles in a coordinated attack killing 14 and injuring 44 in Kyiv, including a 62-year-old U.S. citizen, officials reported.
- Russian forces launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens.
- The strikes occurred amid Russia's intensified aerial campaign targeting Ukrainian cities after Ukraine's Security Service attacked Russian air bases.
- The assault damaged residential buildings, a kindergarten, educational institutions, and critical infrastructure across 27 districts, with emergency workers searching collapsed buildings for victims.
- Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported 440 drones and 32 missiles launched, and noted a U.S. citizen died from shrapnel wounds in the attack.
- President Zelensky called the strikes 'pure terrorism' and warned of a rising death toll while Kyiv residents sheltered underground during the more than nine-hour bombardment.
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