Overview
- Ukrainian officials reported a coordinated, large-scale strike using roughly 90 missiles and about 600 drones that struck Kyiv and other areas overnight, overwhelming air defenses and causing widespread explosions.
- Local authorities and imagery showed heavy damage across many Kyiv neighborhoods with provisional civilian casualties reported as multiple dead and more than 100 injured.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry said the strikes were retaliation for a recent attack on a student dormitory in Starobilsk and publicly urged foreign citizens and embassy staff to leave Kyiv immediately.
- Russian statements and open-source reports say Moscow used advanced systems including a new hypersonic missile called the Oreshnik alongside Iskander, Kinzhal and swarms of drones, a mix that raises concerns about targeting and escalation.
- Western leaders condemned the raids and Ukraine has asked diplomats to seek emergency United Nations Security Council meetings to press for international action and document civilian harm.