Key facts
- Russia launched a significant missile and drone attack on Kyiv and surrounding regions.
- At least 11 people were injured in the strikes on Kyiv.
- Fires broke out in multiple districts of the capital, including a transformer substation and an office building.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted a large number of drones and some missiles but struggled against ballistic missiles.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for more air defense interceptor missiles.
Russia launched a significant missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, resulting in at least 11 injuries and sparking fires. The strikes damaged residential and non-residential buildings, including an office building and a transformer substation. Ukrainian air defense forces managed to intercept a large number of drones and some cruise missiles, but struggled against the ballistic missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted the critical shortage of interceptor missiles for air defense systems and urged allies to bolster Ukraine's capabilities. This attack follows a previous Russian strike on Kyiv that killed at least 30 people, which Russia stated was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on its oil refineries. Kyiv has been targeting Moscow's energy industry in response to Russian attacks.