Overview
- Kyiv authorities said eight people were injured, including a 16-year-old, with five hospitalized after the overnight assault that continued into morning.
- Officials reported damage at seven locations across the capital, including a fire in an 18‑story building in the Dniprovskyi district and a strike on a 24‑story residential tower in Darnytskyi.
- Additional fires and damage were recorded in Obolonskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Solomianskyi, debris fell in Desnianskyi, and in Kyiv Oblast a construction site in Bucha, facilities in Boryspil, and a high-rise in Vyshhorod were affected.
- Air-raid alerts were issued nationwide, with initial ballistic strikes followed by drone attacks as air defenses engaged and officials urged residents to shelter.
- Monitoring reports and Russian statements cited Kinzhal, Iskander, and Kalibr systems in the strike, and Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed a local gain at Kosovtsevo in Zaporizhzhia, neither independently verified.