Nine Confirmed Dead in Russian Strike on Kyiv
At least nine people were confirmed dead and more than twenty-five wounded in the Russian missile and drone strike that hit Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian officials said, as rescuers finished searching a partly collapsed apartment block. Among the dead were residents trapped when the building came down. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in weeks.
The strike sharpened Ukraine’s pleas to its Western allies for more air defences, President Zelensky having warned this week that his cities remained exposed to Russia’s nightly barrages. It came days after a Russian missile strayed into NATO member Poland, an episode that stoked fears of the war widening. Moscow has intensified its long-range campaign even as Kyiv strikes back at Russian refineries and military sites. For Kyiv’s residents, the night was a grim reminder of their vulnerability. Watch whether the attack accelerates promised Western deliveries.