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Russia Launches War’s Largest Aerial Barrage on Ukraine, Hits Cabinet Building in Kyiv

Ukraine says most incoming weapons were intercepted, yet dozens still struck targets across the country.

Overview

  • The Ukrainian Air Force reported 810 drones, four ballistic missiles, and nine cruise missiles were launched overnight, with 751 drones and four missiles shot down.
  • Officials confirmed three deaths in Kyiv, including an infant, and at least 18 injuries as residential buildings burned in Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts.
  • Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the Cabinet of Ministers building was damaged for the first time in the war, with fires on the roof and upper floors.
  • Strikes and debris caused damage across multiple cities including Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kremenchuk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv, with reports of power cuts and infrastructure hits.
  • Poland activated its and allied aircraft near the border, and Ukrainian leaders cited preliminary reports of some drones entering from Belarus while urging more air-defense support.