KYIV, Ukraine – At least one person has been killed and 16 others injured after Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv since the start of the war, Ukrainian officials said.
Okay News reports that Russia fired 41 missiles at the Ukrainian capital on Sunday, triggering explosions and fires across several districts.
Ukrainian Acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the barrage as the largest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Nearly 600 rescue workers, medics, police officers and other emergency personnel were deployed to respond to the aftermath of the strikes, Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said residential buildings, offices, industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles were damaged in the attack. Rescue teams also pulled people from burning buildings in the Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
Kyiv’s military said its forces intercepted almost half of the 41 ballistic missiles launched by Russia, as well as 108 of 125 drones used in the wider assault.
Sybiha condemned the attack as a “brutal terrorist attack” and called for increased pressure on Moscow to end the bombardment.
Deaths Reported Across Ukraine
The Kyiv attack was part of a wider wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine.
At least four people were killed in a separate attack on a postal depot in Kharkiv, while casualties were also reported in Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
In Odesa, a 16-year-old boy was killed and 12 others injured when a Russian strike hit an amusement park. Moscow said the attack targeted port infrastructure linked to the Ukrainian military.
One person was also found dead under the rubble of a building in Sumy Oblast after strikes hit civilian infrastructure, including homes and an industrial area.
Ukraine has repeatedly warned of shortages of Patriot interceptor missiles, which it considers its most effective defence against Russian ballistic missiles.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said protection against ballistic missiles remained Ukraine’s “constant and top priority”, stressing that interceptors were needed daily.
The latest attacks come amid heightened domestic tensions in Ukraine following a cabinet reshuffle and the removal of the country’s defence minister.
