Russia Launches Largest Ballistic Missile Attack on Kyiv Since Start of War, Killing at Least One and Injuring 16
Russia launched a major ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, involving 41 missiles of various types, resulting in at least one death and 16 injuries. The attack, which occurred overnight, damaged multiple buildings, including residential areas and warehouses, and prompted air raid sirens across the city. Ukraine reported insufficient air defenses, leading to significant destruction.
Where Sources Diverge
BBC-World reports 8 deaths and dozens injured, while other sources report 1 death and 13-16 injuries.
Eight people die and dozens are injured
killing at least one person and wounding 13 others
killing at least one person and wounding 16 others
at least one person was killed and 16 were injured
The number of missiles varies between sources, with some reporting 41 and others not specifying.
41 missiles of various types
Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 drones
about 40 Iskander-M and hypersonic Zircon missiles
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Eight people die and dozens are injured as several cities are hit by missile and drone attacks, while Kyiv continues its own assault on Russian infrastructure.
Russia has launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks of the conflict in Ukraine. At least one person was killed and 16 others were injured after around two dozen ballistic missiles struck Kyiv overnight. Witnesses described charred apartment buildings with windows blown out, mangled debris, and overturned cars scattered across the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said six districts of the capital were hit. France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv.
Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. A series of powerful explosions thundered across the darkened city in an attack that involved 41 missiles of various types and ravaged buildings across several districts. Residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket and a dormitory were among the structures damaged, said Kyiv Mayor...
Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 drones in a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, with Kyiv as the main target. Ukrainian officials said it was Russia's largest use of ballistic missiles since the start of the full-scale invasion. At least one person was killed and 16 were injured.
On Saturday, Ukraine hit two warehouses in Russia in strikes that killed at least eight people and injured 62.
Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv since the start of its full-scale invasion overnight on July 19 killing one person and wounding 16 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Ukraine announced strikes on two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.
One death is reported in what President Zelensky calls "one of the most massive ballistic attacks" on Ukraine's capital.
A series of powerful explosions thundered in the night, as Ukraine’s air force warned of a ballistic missile threat; Several non-residential buildings and warehouses were struck in the attack, while parked cars and office buildings were on fire in several districts, Kyiv Mayor said
Ukraine is particularly vulnerable to ballistic missile attacks due to a shortage of Patriot air defence munitions.
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Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region early today, killing at least one person and wounding 13 others as fires broke out across the city, officials said.
At least one death with authorities reporting fires and damage to offices and homes, while Ukraine’s forces earlier hit logistics warehouses in Russia Russia has carried out one of its biggest ever ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, launching a five-hour raid that left at least one person dead and seven injured, with fires and damage across the city. Ukrainian officials said the capital was hit with about 40 Iskander-M and hypersonic Zircon missiles. Residents heard an air raid siren sound at 1.30am. There was the sound of air defences followed minutes later by a series of booms and explosions. Continue reading...
Fires broke out across the Ukrainian capital after Russia's latest missile attack. Several people have been injured in Kyiv and emergency services are at the scene.
Fires broke out across the Ukrainian capital after Russia's latest missile attack, which used the highest number of ballistic missiles of the war so far. Several people have been injured in Kyiv.