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Kyiv Reels After Massive Russian Missile-Drone Barrage as Ground Fighting Intensifies

Authorities say air defenses intercepted most of 559 incoming weapons.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Air Forces reported Russia launched 40 missiles and 519 drones overnight, concentrating strikes on Kyiv and its region.
  • Air defenses said they downed 474 drones and 29 missiles, yet impacts hit energy facilities and residential areas in multiple districts.
  • At least one person was killed and 32 were injured in the capital, a woman was killed in Kyiv region, and more than 10 high‑rises and other civilian sites were damaged, including a ministry building.
  • Roughly 600,000 customers lost electricity in Kyiv and nearby districts, over 40% of city households temporarily lacked heat, and critical services switched to backup power.
  • On the ground, the General Staff logged 117 clashes with over 30 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis, and it rejected Kremlin claims of capturing Huliaipole and Myrnohrad.