In brief
In a renewed assault, Russian ballistic missiles slammed into residential buildings and warehouses in Kyiv, killing one woman and injuring over a dozen residents. The attack followed weeks of escalated strikes, prompting air‑raid sirens across the city’s districts. Kyiv’s military administration urged civilians to heed sirens and seek shelter. The strikes come amid Ukrainian counter‑attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure, with Kyiv calling for more Patriot interceptors.
A sudden volley of Russian ballistic missiles slammed into the heart of Kyiv, striking residential structures and warehouses. The strike left one woman dead and at least twelve others wounded, according to the city’s military administration.
Kyiv’s head of military administration, Timur Tkachenko, said the enemy was “once again massively attacking the Kyiv region.” He cited damage in the Bucha, Brovary and Fastiv districts, and urged civilians to pay close attention to air‑raid sirens.
The assault came after Russia intensified attacks on the Ukrainian capital over recent weeks. Air‑raid alerts were active for over an hour as waves of missiles hit the city and its outskirts.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned that people could be trapped under rubble after the relentless strikes in the city centre. He echoed the call to heed the sirens and protect loved ones.
Ukraine’s broader strategy includes retaliatory strikes on Russian civilian sites. Recent attacks targeted warehouses belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, claiming five lives and injuring ten in a Moscow region raid on Tuesday.
Earlier, Russian officials reported seven deaths and 58 injuries when a drone struck a busy beach in the Krasnodar region, with tourists witnessing the tragedy.
In response, Ukraine condemned a video showing a civilian being pursued by a drone in Kherson, describing it as a deliberate “hunt” and a “safari” targeting civilians.
Both sides have denied intentional targeting of civilians, but the civilian toll continues to rise.
Ukraine has called on allied nations to supply more US‑made Patriot missile interceptors to defend against Russian ballistic attacks.
