Overview

• Kyiv officials report at least eight dead, including a 14-year-old, and 45 wounded, with about 30 people hospitalized.
• Residential areas were heavily damaged, with a five‑story block destroyed, a high‑rise fire, a kindergarten ablaze, and impacts recorded across multiple districts.
• The attack unfolded in several waves using Shahed drones, decoys, cruise missiles and Kinzhal ballistic missiles, with at least four MiG‑31 jets taking off during the assault.
• About 500 rescuers and 1,000 police are conducting large search-and-rescue operations, pulling survivors from rubble as authorities warn more people may be trapped.
• Ukraine’s rail operator said Intercity+ passenger rolling stock was targeted and one train was severely damaged, while an industrial site in Zaporizhzhia was hit and set on fire.