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Russian Barrage Batters Kyiv as Moscow Reports Mass Drone Intercepts

The exchanges underscore a sharpened focus on energy infrastructure as winter sets in.

Overview

  • Ukrainian officials reported at least four people killed in Kyiv after a pre-dawn missile-and-drone strike, with injury tallies still being updated.
  • Police and city authorities said around 30 residential buildings were damaged across multiple districts and several fires were extinguished.
  • Kyiv’s military administration reported damage to heating networks, leaving some buildings in the Desniansky district temporarily without heat.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses destroyed 216 Ukrainian drones overnight, including dozens over Krasnodar region and the Black Sea.
  • Local authorities in Novorossiisk reported a refinery fire that was later contained, damage to a civilian vessel, and several injuries following the drone attack.