Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones killing 3 and wounding over a dozen — SkimNews
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- Russia launched an overnight barrage of ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv, killing at least 9 people and injuring 22 civilians across multiple districts.
- Ukraine’s state emergency service evacuated 35 people from a damaged five-story residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi District, where falling debris and fire killed 2 and injured 8, including two children.
- Residential and commercial buildings sustained damage in at least four Kyiv districts, with fires reported in the Darnytskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Solomianskyi areas after the missile and drone strikes.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the urgent need for additional Patriot anti-ballistic missile interceptors, stating air defense remains Ukraine’s top priority following the attack.
- Zelenskyy said he discussed defense support with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and described his recent meeting with Donald Trump as 'positive and productive,' amid uncertainty over U.S. commitments to license Patriot production.
Why it matters: Nine lives were lost and critical infrastructure damaged in Kyiv, underscoring the escalating intensity of Russian attacks and the immediate human cost of delayed Western air defense commitments. The gap between Ukraine’s urgent requests and shifting U.S. responses heightens vulnerability during a prolonged conflict.
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