Key facts
- Russia conducted an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv.
- At least 10 people, including a child, were injured in the attacks.
- Fires were reported in office and warehouse buildings in multiple districts of Kyiv.
- Ukraine's air defenses claim to have intercepted most of the incoming drones and some missiles.
- Russia's Defense Ministry stated its targets included drone production facilities and ports in the Odesa region.
Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Saturday, injuring at least 10 people, including a child, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Explosions and fires were reported across the capital’s Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. In Solomianskyi district, a strike ignited a fire in a three-story office and warehouse building, while another warehouse caught fire in the Dniprovskyi district. Ukraine’s Air Force stated that Russia launched 10 missiles of various types, including six ballistic missiles, along with 121 drones. Ukrainian air defenses reported shooting down two missiles and 111 drones, with direct hits recorded at 11 locations from ballistic missiles, guided air-to-surface missiles, and attack drones. Falling debris from intercepted weapons was reported at three additional locations. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its forces targeted drone production facilities in Kyiv, as well as ports in the Odesa region. The ministry also stated that Russian air defenses destroyed 178 Ukrainian drones overnight over eight Russian regions, the Crimean Peninsula, and the Black and Azov seas.