Russian forces carried out a large‑scale strike on Kyiv overnight with a combination of drones and missiles, killing at least one citizen and injuring others.
Several neighbourhoods were evacuated and the mayor noted that people remain trapped under the rubble of a nine‑storey building.
Poland has activated its fighter jets to protect its airspace, describing the move as a preventive measure under its NATO commitments; no attacks on Polish territory have been reported.
Night‑time explosions from drones, cruise and ballistic missiles lit up the sky, while fires broke out across the city and damaged an ambulance station, leaving a critically injured patient.
This raid is the first major strike on the Ukrainian capital in more than two weeks, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to cancel a visit to Dublin after intelligence suggested a Moscow strike.
