Russia launches missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine reports casualties
Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles and over 200 drones at Kyiv, killing at least one person and damaging infrastructure, according to Ukrainian officials.
Key facts
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj said Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles and more than 200 drones at Kyiv and surrounding areas.
- Selenskyj reported a heat power plant in Kyiv was hit and at least 550,000 households lost power.
- Selenskyj said at least one person was killed and several injured in Kyiv, and a subway station was damaged.
- Selenskyj said a 25‑story high‑rise caught fire.
- Ukrainian military governor Oleksandr Hanscha said a rocket attack in Kryvyi Rih killed two people and wounded seven.
Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles and more than 200 drones at Kyiv and its surrounding area, according to President Selenskyj.
The attack hit a heat power plant and damaged a subway station, a high‑rise building, and a sports facility, according to Selenskyj and local authorities.
Selenskyj said at least one person died and several were injured in Kyiv, while the governor of Dnipropetrovsk said two people died and seven were injured in Kryvyi Rih.
Selenskyj complained that the United States had not provided early warning of the attacks, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no pause in intelligence sharing had occurred.
The Ukrainian military relies on U.S. early‑warning data to track fast‑moving ballistic missiles, according to Selenskyj.
Context
Ukraine has been in conflict with Russia. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian infrastructure, including energy facilities. Ukraine depends on U.S. intelligence to defend against missile attacks.
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