Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9
Ukrainian officials said 220 aerial weapons hit the capital, damaging homes, schools and an embassy as air defenses intercepted only part of the barrage.
- Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Kyiv using 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, and around 185 attack drones, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens across seven city districts, damaging residential buildings, a school, and the Lithuanian Embassy.
- The strikes caused fires, evacuations, and damage to residential and commercial buildings, leading to power outages in parts of the city; emergency services rescued over 100 people.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the urgent need for more Patriot missile defense interceptors to protect civilians, stating that only one ballistic missile was intercepted due to current shortages, and called on Western partners to provide these systems promptly.
- Zelenskyy described recent discussions with US leaders as positive and productive, highlighting ongoing efforts to secure additional air defense for Ukraine.
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At least ten people were killed on Saturday in Kyiv and its region during another Russian ballistic missile attack.
At least nine people died in Kiev. Only one of 27 Russian missiles had been shot down, said Ukrainian President Selenskyy, demanding interceptors. However, the Ukrainian army sank a Russian container ship.
Russian missile attacks kill nine in Kyiv
Russian ballistic missile strikes killed at least nine people and injured 28 in Kyiv early on Saturday, according to Ukrainian officials, as fires, collapsed buildings and power cuts affected several districts of the capital. Four children were among the injured. More than a dozen explosions sounded across Kyiv after air raid warnings sent residents into shelters. Emergency teams worked through damaged apartment blocks and burning warehouses whi…
A new nocturnal attack of ballistic missiles on Kiev killed nine people according to a report announced on Saturday morning, as Donald Trump terrifies on the authorization given or not to...
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