Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 3
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- Russia launched waves of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding 24, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
- A residential building in the Podilskyi district partially collapsed, while several multistory buildings in the Darnytsia district were damaged with people believed trapped under rubble, Tkachenko said on Telegram.
- Explosions echoed across the city as civilians sought shelter in metro stations during the attack, which was still underway early Monday morning.
- Zelenskyy had warned hours earlier that another large-scale Russian attack on the capital was imminent, and renewed calls for Western partners to bolster Ukraine's air defenses, particularly by supplying more Patriot missiles.
- Zelenskyy said failing to replenish Ukraine's air defenses only emboldens Russia to prolong the four-year war, in a Telegram post late Sunday.
- Monday's attack came days after a combined Russian strike killed at least 31 people in Kyiv the previous week, underscoring an escalating pattern of strikes on the capital.
Why it matters: Seven civilians killed and a residential building partially collapsed in Kyiv, days after a prior Russian strike killed at least 31 in the same city, putting direct pressure on Western capitals over Patriot missile resupply. Zelenskyy is explicitly linking the civilian death toll to the pace of allied air defense deliveries, making the next tranche of Patriots a measurable lever on how many Ukrainians survive these barrages.
