More Russian air strikes on Kyiv: 14 dead
At least 76 people have been injured in the capital and the surrounding districts
Overnight, Russia launched fresh waves of missiles and drones against Kyiv and the surrounding region, killing at least 14 people and injuring at least another 76, just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned of another possible large-scale attack on the capital.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Military Administration of the City of Kyiv, reported that a residential building in the Podilskyi district had been partially destroyed between the fifth and ninth floors. Photos and videos posted on social media show part of the building’s façade having collapsed following a missile strike. Other multi-storey residential buildings were hit in the districts of Podilskyi, Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi, whilst three further residential blocks were targeted in the district of Darnytskyi.
“Kyiv has been the target of a massive Russian attack. Russia has launched 68 missiles and 351 attack drones. Rescue operations are still under way. Damage has been reported at over 10 locations across the city, including residential buildings. All necessary services are on the ground and are doing everything possible to rescue people and provide assistance to anyone in need. So far, 64 people have been rescued, including two children. It has now been confirmed that, tragically, 11 people have lost their lives in this attack. My condolences go to their families and loved ones. Around a further 60 people have been injured», Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X.
The Ukrainian president went on to add that “in the Kyiv region, sixteen people were injured and three lost their lives”. “A fire is still raging at the site of the missile strike in Vyshneve. Residents are being evacuated from a residential area. Over 400 rescue workers and police officers have been deployed to deal with the aftermath of the attack,” Zelenskyy said.
Kiev: ‘No Russian missiles were shot down last night; we need the Patriots’
Last night the Ukrainian air defence failed to shoot down any of the 29 missiles travelling along a ballistic trajectory, highlighting the shortage of missiles for the Patriot systems capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. According to Ukrainska Pravda, this was stated by Colonel Yuriy Ignat, spokesperson for the Air Force. ‘The stock level is low, to put it mildly,’ he added. ‘We need something to shoot down ballistic missiles. There are enough systems; what’s needed is a constant supply of missiles. The Russians are exploiting the fact that there is a severe shortage of PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles in Ukraine and worldwide, so they are focusing more on ballistic attacks.”
