Russian and Ukrainian Strikes Kill at Least 10 in Kyiv, Wound 2 in Russia

Russian forces launched waves of missiles and drones at Kyiv overnight into Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 46 others, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes partially collapsed a residential building in the Podilskyi district and damaged several multistory buildings in the Darnytsia district, where people were believed trapped under rubble.

Emergency workers searched more than 20 locations across the city.

The assault occurred hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that another large-scale Russian attack was imminent. A Russian strike on Kyiv last Thursday killed at least 31 people. The latest attack came one day before a NATO summit was scheduled to begin.

Ukraine’s Air Force stated that Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, including 29 ballistic missiles that struck their targets. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted weapons factories, drone production sites, armored vehicle and missile facilities, air defense repair sites, and fuel and energy infrastructure in Kyiv and surrounding areas.

The ministry added that air defenses downed 519 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Zelenskyy stated on X that Ukrainian forces performed well against drones and cruise missiles but lacked sufficient interceptors for ballistic missiles. He urged U.S. and European partners at the NATO summit to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses.

An energy provider reported a blackout across Russian-occupied Crimea due to external impact, later restored in Sevastopol. Two people were wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on Yaroslavl, Russia, where over 70 drones were downed.