Overview

• Local authorities reported at least 15 dead and 48 injured after combined drone and missile strikes hit more than 20 locations across Kyiv, with rescue operations continuing.
• Nearly 100 buildings were damaged, including a central shopping mall, and officials noted damage to the European Union delegation and British Council buildings as power outages affected tens of thousands of residents.
• Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 598 drones and 31 missiles and that most were intercepted, yet impacts were recorded across seven districts including the city center.
• A five‑story residential building in the Darnytskyi district took a direct hit, while railway infrastructure damage in the Kyiv and Vinnytsia regions forced delays and route changes.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack shows Moscow’s lack of interest in real diplomacy and called for tougher sanctions, while Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed it struck defense‑industry targets and hit all designated objectives.