Russia pounds Kyiv with massive missile and drone attack, killing four
Quick Look
- Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region early Sunday, killing four people and wounding 65.
- The air force reported 600 drones and 90 missiles were used in the barrage, causing explosions and fires.
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Why It Matters
Russia pounded Kyiv with a massive missile and drone attack, killing four people. This follows President Vladimir Putin's threat of retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. Multiple rounds of explosions were heard in the capital throughout the early hours of Sunday.
Russia pounded Kyiv with a massive missile and drone attack that killed four people early on Sunday, authorities said, after President Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.
Multiple rounds of explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital throughout the early hours of the morning, journalists reported, in a barrage the air force said involved 600 drones and 90 missiles.
“Tonight Kyiv region is once again enduring a mass enemy attack with strike drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles,” said Mykola Kalashnyk, the head of the regional ministry administration.
The blasts caused a residential building near the government district to shake, while dozens of people took shelter in an underground metro station in the city centre.
Residents were instructed to stay in shelters as city authorities warned fires had broken out.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people had been killed in the capital and 56 wounded, while the head of the surrounding Kyiv region said two people had also been killed there, and nine wounded.
Open Questions
- What specific strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine prompted Putin's threat of retaliation?
- What is the extent of the damage to infrastructure in Kyiv and the surrounding region?
- What is the Ukrainian military's response to this large-scale attack?
- Are there any international reactions to this attack?
