Overview

• Search and rescue operations at the Solomianskyi apartment block ended after 39 hours, with teams recovering 23 bodies by 19:20 local time on June 18.
• Kyiv’s total casualties from the June 17 attack reached 28 dead and over 140 injured, including a 62-year-old American citizen confirmed by the US State Department.
• Russia deployed more than 440 drones and 32 missiles in a coordinated assault that struck 27 locations across the capital, partially overwhelming Ukrainian air defenses.
• State Emergency Service teams and firefighters extinguished all fires, employed canine units and specialized vehicles, and deployed over 400 personnel for debris removal and security.
• The US Embassy in Kyiv denounced the strike as senseless and counter to President Trump’s ceasefire appeal, and the G7 summit concluded without agreeing on new sanctions against Russia.