Overview
- Early Monday, Ukrainian authorities said Russia launched a large multi‑vector attack using hundreds of drones plus dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles that struck Kyiv and other regions.
- Ukrainian officials reported multiple civilian deaths, dozens injured and extensive damage to residential buildings, with rescue teams searching under collapsed and burned blocks.
- Ukraine says its air defences shot down large numbers of drones and cruise missiles but failed to intercept the ballistic rockets used in the assault, highlighting a capability gap.
- That shortfall stems from limited Patriot systems and depleted interceptor stocks, and has pushed President Selenskyj to press allies for urgent missile deliveries as he prepares to meet President Trump at the Ankara NATO summit.
- NATO and European capitals are under pressure to speed procurement, accelerate deliveries or enable licensed production of Patriot‑class missiles and to agree new multi‑billion euro/dollar aid packages for Ukraine.