Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills at Least Four in Kyiv

A large-scale Russian attack using drones and missiles struck Kyiv early on Thursday morning, killing at least four people and wounding dozens as explosions shook the capital over several hours. Ukrainian forces attempted to intercept the incoming threats, but some evaded air defenses and hit residential areas.

The strikes damaged other residential buildings, a school, a veterinary clinic and other infrastructure across the city, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

A residential building in Kyiv partially collapsed, destroying 18 apartments. Two men aged 21 and 30 and one unidentified woman were found dead in the rubble of the building's destroyed entrance. A man died in hospital after a petrol station in Kyiv was attacked, according to Kyiv police.

At least one person was killed in the Kyiv strikes, Vitali Klitschko said. At least 31 others were wounded in the Kyiv strikes, according to AFP. At least 44 people were injured in Kyiv, including two children.

A month-old baby was among those wounded in Kyiv. Twenty-one injured people in Kyiv are being treated in hospital, including one child, Vitali Klitschko said. The attack disrupted Kyiv's water supply.

A search and rescue operation involving canine units was under way at a nine-storey apartment block in Kyiv. More than 1,500 rescuers and police officers worked in the aftermath across Ukraine, with almost 600 in Kyiv, Ihor Klymenko said. More than 20 cubic metres of debris were moved and five damaged vehicles were evacuated in Kyiv.

More than 10 people are thought to be missing in Kyiv. Russia launched more than 670 drones and 56 missiles in the attack, Volodymyr Zelensky said. Russian strikes hit the regions of Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Odesa, Prime Minister Svyrydenko said.

This attack is among the largest Russia has mounted since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. Since Tuesday night, more than 1,560 Russian drones had targeted Ukrainian cities as of Thursday morning, Volodymyr Zelensky said. Russia conducted a wave of daytime drone strikes on Wednesday that killed at least six people after launching 892 drones that day.