Russian missile attack kills 4, wounds 15 in Kyiv
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- Russian missile and drone attack killed at least four people and wounded at least 15 in the Kyiv region, with three of the wounded in critical condition.
- The attack struck four Kyiv districts, damaging residential buildings, schools, businesses and critical infrastructure.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the main target was the region's energy infrastructure and reported that Russia launched about 430 drones and 68 missiles.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said the nighttime strikes targeted energy and industrial facilities serving Ukraine's armed forces and military airfields.
- The United States postponed its planned Ukraine‑Russia peace talks because of the war in the Middle East.
- Zelenskyy urged Western partners to increase production of air‑defense missiles, especially those capable of countering ballistic threats.
- Zelenskyy condemned the U.S. 30‑day waiver on Russian oil sanctions, warning it could give Russia roughly $10 billion for the war.
Why it matters: The attack deepens Ukraine’s civilian toll and highlights gaps in its air‑defense, while Zelenskyy’s appeal for more missiles and criticism of the U.S. oil‑sanctions waiver point to a widening resource gap that benefits Russia’s war machine and pressures Western allies to allocate more funding and production capacity.
