Russian missile and drone strike wounds 11 in Kyiv

Russia launched a coordinated strike on Kyiv, deploying ballistic missiles and 121 unmanned aerial vehicles in what officials describe as the latest salvo of a month marked by intense combat. The attack, which occurred amid heightened hostilities across the region, targeted the Ukrainian capital’s infrastructure and prompted immediate air‑defence responses.

Ukrainian authorities reported that the missile and drone barrage resulted in multiple explosions, damage to residential and commercial buildings, and a number of civilian casualties, although exact figures have not yet been confirmed. Emergency services were mobilised to extinguish fires and provide medical aid, while air‑defence units intercepted a portion of the incoming drones. The strike follows a pattern of escalated Russian aerial operations aimed at pressuring Ukraine’s urban centres, underscoring the continued volatility of the conflict.