Russia Launches Large Precision Strike On Kyiv, Killing Dozens
The attack increases pressure on NATO leaders to deliver interceptor missiles and boost Ukraine’s air defenses at the Ankara summit.
Overview
- Ukrainian officials said Russia fired long-range precision missiles and launched hundreds of drones from air, land and sea in a wide operation that hit Kyiv and nearby areas.
- Rescue teams searched rubble after strikes that local leaders and emergency services said destroyed or damaged at least 15 residential buildings and killed and wounded dozens of civilians.
- Ukraine reported heavy interceptions of drones and cruise missiles but said its air defenses could not stop some ballistic strikes because of a shortage of interceptor missiles.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used the attack to demand immediate, decisive deliveries of systems such as Patriot interceptors and other missile interceptors from NATO at the leaders’ summit.
- Analysts say the scale and drone-heavy tactics mark an escalation that will strain Ukraine’s remaining air-defense stocks and raise the risk of further civilian harm and infrastructure outages.