Overview
- Ukraine reported that on Sunday Russia launched more than 40 ballistic missiles and about 120 to 125 attack drones, concentrating most strikes on Kyiv in a hours‑long barrage that set fires and damaged buildings across multiple districts.
- Emergency services and city officials said the attack killed at least one person and wounded roughly 16 others, with fires and damage reported to apartment blocks, a supermarket, warehouses and vehicles.
- Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted a portion of the attack, downing about 18 of 41 missiles and more than 100 drones, but officials warned that Patriot‑style interceptor munitions remain scarce and are being exhausted by repeated salvoes.
- Hours after the Kyiv strikes, Ukrainian forces said they hit Russian logistics and energy targets, reporting strikes on oil depots in Stavropol and attacks on multiple tankers in the Black Sea as part of intensified long‑range drone and maritime operations.
- The assault came as Kyiv faces domestic unrest after a surprise defence‑ministry leadership change, a development that protesters and some military figures say complicates command and amplifies the urgency of securing more air‑defence supplies from partners.