In a significant escalation, Russia conducted an extensive assault on Kyiv early Monday, utilizing missiles and drones, resulting in at least nine fatalities and injuring 46 individuals, including five children, as reported by Ukrainian authorities. Rescue teams are actively engaged in operations, with officials cautioning that the number of casualties might increase.
The nocturnal offensive caused extensive destruction to residential structures throughout the Ukrainian capital. Emergency responders indicated that a minimum of 15 residential buildings suffered damage or destruction, notably a nine-story apartment edifice in Kyiv’s Podilskyi district. Here, rescue personnel are laboring to extricate individuals trapped beneath the debris.
Additional casualties were reported, including a fatality in the Bucha district located northwest of Kyiv. The Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged executing what it characterized as a “massive” operation, employing long-range missiles and drones aimed at military, energy, and airfield infrastructures in Kyiv and various other Ukrainian locales.
This latest onslaught follows closely on the heels of another significant Russian attack that claimed at least 27 lives in Kyiv, marking it as one of the most lethal assaults on the city this year. Amidst these developments, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed ongoing hostilities around Kostyantynivka, a strategically important town in the Donetsk region, refuting Russian assertions that its forces have captured the town.