KYIV, Ukraine – At least seven people have been killed and more than 20 injured following a large-scale Russian missile and drone assault on Kyiv and its surrounding region overnight, Ukrainian authorities have confirmed.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the strikes targeted residential areas, hospitals, and sports infrastructure in what is being described as one of the deadliest recent attacks on the capital.
“Emergency services are responding to multiple sites hit by missiles and drones. This is another cruel attempt to terrorize Ukrainian civilians,” Klymenko said in a statement posted on social media.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said six of the victims were found in the wreckage of a high-rise apartment block in the capital.
Twenty-two others were injured in the city alone, with officials warning the toll may rise as rescue efforts continue.
A seventh fatality was reported in the city of Bila Tserkva, south of Kyiv, where a hospital was struck by a drone.
Footage released by Ukraine’s emergency services showed stunned residents being escorted from the smouldering remains of a building as flames tore through several floors.
Local officials said an entrance to an underground metro station was also damaged, prompting hundreds of residents to shelter there during the attack.
According to Ukraine’s air force, the Russian military launched 352 drones and 16 missiles, mostly targeting the Kyiv region in the early hours of Monday.
The renewed onslaught comes less than a week after a previous Russian attack on Kyiv left at least 28 people dead and more than 100 wounded—marking one of the most devastating nights in the capital since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is set to travel to London later on Monday for talks focused on bolstering Ukraine’s air defences and Western military support, condemned the attacks as “yet another war crime.”
“This terrorism must end,” Zelensky posted on Telegram. “Russia continues to prove that it does not seek peace, only destruction.”
The Kremlin has not yet issued a statement on the latest strikes.
The intensified aerial bombardment has put further pressure on Kyiv’s already stretched emergency services and civilian population, who continue to face near-nightly air raid sirens and a relentless campaign of psychological warfare.
International leaders have repeatedly condemned Russia’s targeting of civilian infrastructure, calling for greater global support for Ukraine’s defence systems, including advanced anti-missile technology.
