Russian Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 11, Damage Residential Blocks
L'essentiel
- Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv early Monday, killing at least 11 and wounding 46.
- The attack heavily damaged residential buildings, occurring just days after the year's deadliest assault on the capital and ahead of a NATO summit where President Trump will meet President Zelensky.
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Russian forces launched a significant missile and drone attack on Kyiv, resulting in casualties and damage to residential areas. This attack follows closely on the heels of the year's most severe assault on the Ukrainian capital.
Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv early on Monday, killing at least 11 people and heavily damaging residential blocks, officials said, in an attack just a few days after the deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital this year.
The bombardment also comes ahead of a Nato summit in Turkey this week, where US President Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to make a renewed push to end the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Rescue crews were pulling residents from buildings shattered by the overnight barrage, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post on Telegram.
Klitschko said the death toll in the capital had risen to 11, with 46 people wounded throughout the city.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia had used 68 missiles, including 23 ballistic and six super and hypersonic missiles, as well as 351 drones in the attack. Air force units shot down or neutralised 37 missiles and 326 drones, but none of the ballistic missiles or super and hypersonic missiles, the air force data showed.
Ukraine has repeatedly said it was short of interceptors for its Patriot defence system, which are the only effective weapon to shoot down incoming ballistic projectiles.
À surveiller
Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Increased international pressure on Russia to cease attacks.
Probable · En quelques semaines
Further Ukrainian requests for advanced air defense systems.
Très probable · En quelques jours
Questions ouvertes
- Will Ukraine receive more interceptors for its defense systems?
- What will be the specific outcomes of the NATO summit regarding Ukraine?
- How will Russia respond to the upcoming NATO summit?
