Russia Launches Missiles and Drones on Kyiv, Killing 11 and Injuring 54

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv overnight into Thursday using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. The strikes killed 11 people and injured 54 others, including two children, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. Damage affected 20 residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, confirmed the injury total and said damage occurred at 30 locations, mainly residential buildings. Six levels of a nine-story building collapsed in the Darnytskyi district. A fire broke out on the roof of a 16-story building in the Holosiivskyi district.

A hotel and two five-story residential buildings were hit in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where a paramedic in critical condition was among the injured. Damage was also recorded in the Obolonskyi, Podilskyi, Pecherskyi, Solomianskyi, Desnianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts.

Many residents took shelter in metro stations after warnings from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged people to remain in shelters during the ongoing attack. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the assault as a "night of horror" and called on allies to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses without delay. He said the death toll could rise as rescue operations continued and stated that Ukraine was exercising its right to self-defense under Article 51 of the U.N.

Charter. Outside the capital, three people were injured in the Bucha district and damage occurred in five regional districts.