Overview
- Ukrainian officials, updating figures after Thursday's strike on Kyiv, said 24 people died including three children, most found in a collapsed nine‑story apartment block in the Darnytskyi district.
- Ukraine’s air force reported Russia launched 675 attack drones and 56 missiles, intercepted 652 drones and 41 missiles, and still saw hits across more than 20 sites in the capital.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha requested an urgent UN Security Council session in response, as European and other Western leaders condemned the strikes, with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen calling them a mockery of peace efforts.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a response and urged faster deliveries of air‑defense systems, arguing Ukraine has the right to strike Russian oil and military assets that enable such attacks.
- The assault followed the end of a three‑day US‑brokered truce and further dimmed near‑term prospects for a cease‑fire or talks.