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Russian Missiles and Drones Strike Kyiv Overnight, Leaving 1 Dead and 8 Injured
- •A massive overnight Russian attack utilizing ballistic missiles and drones struck Kyiv, resulting in one fatality and eight injuries across three districts.
- •Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russia launched 269 drones and multiple missiles, with air defenses successfully destroying or suppressing 243 drones and four missiles.
- •The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the strikes targeted military-industrial facilities, including a drone component plant, a locomotive depot storing missiles, and a data center.
- •Local authorities in Kyiv confirmed damage to multiple infrastructure sites, including a private medical facility, a metro station, educational institutions, and a shopping center.
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The overnight air attack by Russian missiles and drones on Kyiv killed one person, injured eight others, and caused damage across three districts. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia launched a massive assault featuring ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and 269 drones, of which Ukrainian air defenses destroyed or suppressed 243 drones and four missiles.
The Russian Defence Ministry stated it carried out a massive strike using high-precision weapons and drones, targeting facilities including a data centre, a logistics hub storing drone and cruise missile components, a drone component manufacturing facility, and a locomotive depot storing missiles. They also targeted a polymer materials plant in the Kyiv region and a bulk carrier at sea near Odesa.
In the Desnianskyi district, a private medical facility and a metro station were damaged. The Dniprovskyi district saw educational institutions, a sports facility, and non-residential buildings impacted by falling debris, while a fire broke out at a medical facility in a residential building in the Solomianskyi district.
