Overview
- Ukraine says Russia fired more than 40 ballistic missiles and about 120 attack drones in an hours‑long assault that struck six districts of Kyiv, killing at least one person and wounding about 15–16 on Sunday.
- Ukraine’s air force reported it shot down roughly 18 of about 41 missiles and about 108 of 125 drones, but falling debris and several direct hits damaged homes, shops, warehouses and sparked multiple fires.
- Kyiv has responded in recent days with intensified long‑range drone strikes that hit Russian logistics and energy sites, including e-commerce warehouses and several oil tankers in the Black Sea.
- Ukrainian and Western officials say the capital is vulnerable because of a shortage of Patriot‑class interceptors and interceptor missiles, while proposals to license domestic Patriot production would take months to affect supplies.
- The barrage comes during rare wartime political unrest in Kyiv after the abrupt dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and follows Ukraine’s rapid expansion of drone operations and procurement this year.