Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills Three in Kyiv, Injures Dozens
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- An intense Russian missile and drone barrage targeted Kyiv overnight, killing at least three people and injuring over a dozen.
- Residential buildings in Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, and warehouses in Darnytskyi, were damaged.
- The attack follows a recent large-scale assault, prompting President Zelenskyy to renew calls for more Patriot air defense systems.
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The attack on Kyiv follows a large-scale Russian ballistic missile and drone attack across Ukraine two days prior, which killed 10 civilians and wounded over 50, and saw a Russian missile enter Polish airspace. President Zelenskyy has been consistently pressing for more Patriot anti-ballistic missile defense systems from Western partners.
At least three people were killed and over a dozen others injured after Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Saturday, local authorities said.
A five-story residential building in the Solomianskyi District was damaged by falling debris with people believed to be still trapped inside and a fire in the courtyard, said Vitalii Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv in a post on Telegram.
People were also reportedly trapped in another residential building the Shevchenkivskyi district, after a partial collapse on the first and second floors, Klitschko said.
Elsewhere in the capital, warehouse buildings were on fire in the Darnytskyi district, he said.
The attack came just two days after a large-scale Russian ballistic missile and drone attack across Ukraine killed 10 civilians and wounded more than 50 others and saw a Russian missile enter Polish airspace.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pressing Ukraine’s need for more Patriot anti-ballistic missile defense systems to counter missile attacks from Russia with the U.S. and other Western partners.
Late Friday, the Ukrainian leader said he had spoken to U.S. Vice President JD Vance and discussed the meeting earlier this week in Washington with President Donald Trump which he described as “positive and productive.”
“The Russian air strikes on our country continue and air defense, specifically interceptors for Patriot systems against ballistic missiles, remains a top priority,” Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram Friday.
At a NATO summit in Ankara in July, Trump said the U.S. would give Ukraine a license to make Patriot systems but he appeared to move away from that commitment on Friday during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, saying he had not yet made a final decision on the matter.
أسئلة مفتوحة
- What is the full extent of the damage in Kyiv?
- How many people remain trapped in the damaged buildings?
- What is the U.S.'s final decision regarding Patriot systems for Ukraine?
