Overview
- The large overnight barrage on Monday struck Kyiv and other cities, with Ukraine reporting about 70 missiles and 611 drones were launched and most intercepted by its air defences.
- A direct hit set fire to the Dormition Cathedral at the Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukrainian investigators said they recovered wreckage from a Geran‑2 (Shahed‑type) drone at the site.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry denied responsibility for the monastery damage and suggested a Patriot air‑defence missile caused the blaze, a claim Kyiv rejects and investigators dispute.
- The attacks caused civilian deaths and injuries in Kyiv and elsewhere and killed five emergency rescuers in Kharkiv, and knocked out power to roughly 140,000 households in the capital.
- The strike underlines an intensifying air war that is straining Ukraine’s interceptor stocks and is increasing diplomatic pressure on Western partners to deliver more anti‑ballistic systems ahead of the G7 summit.