Overview

• Ukrainian officials reported a combined assault using decoy drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles that struck more than 20 locations across seven districts of the capital.
• Ukraine’s Air Force said it intercepted 563 of 598 drones and 26 of 31 missiles in a countrywide defense effort, while warning that official tolls remain preliminary.
• City authorities said nearly 100 buildings were damaged, including a central shopping mall, with a rare hit in downtown Kyiv and power outages affecting about 60,000 residents.
• Rescue crews worked through the morning at multiple sites, including a five‑storey residential block in Darnytskyi that suffered a direct hit, as the casualty count was expected to rise.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack and urged tougher sanctions, as Western leaders denounced the strikes and confirmed damage to EU diplomatic facilities with staff reported safe.