Deadly Overnight Strike on Kyiv Kills at Least Six; City Hit by About 430 Drones and 18 Missiles

At least six killed and dozens wounded in Kyiv after massive overnight assault

At least six people were killed and dozens more injured after Russian forces launched a large overnight aerial assault on Kyiv, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X that children and a pregnant woman were among the wounded after the capital was struck by roughly 430 drones and 18 missiles in what he called an attack "deliberately calculated to cause maximum harm to people and civilian infrastructure."

Widespread damage across the capital

Almost every area of Kyiv was affected, with strikes reported in the Podilskyi, Dniprovskyi, Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Obolonskyi and Desnianskyi districts — the latter where the reported fatalities occurred. Dozens of apartment buildings sustained damage, and debris from a downed ballistic missile struck and damaged the Azerbaijani Embassy in the city.

Additional casualties and injuries

Authorities also reported injuries elsewhere across Kyiv province. Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said six people — including a 7-year-old boy — were hurt outside the capital; four were hospitalized with head injuries, trauma, cuts and burns.

Energy infrastructure targeted

Ukrenergo, the state operator of Ukraine's electricity grid, said the attack deliberately targeted energy infrastructure using ballistic and cruise missiles as well as numerous drones. The Energy Ministry reported power outages in parts of Donetsk, Kyiv and Odesa provinces and urged residents to limit electricity use for the remainder of the day.

Ukrenergo head Vitaly Zaichenko warned that restoring capacity could take weeks and would take longer if facilities were struck again: "We are doing our best to repair the system. Without future attacks, we believe we will be able to recover all our energy consumption in three weeks."

Context: follow-up to a weekend barrage

The Kyiv strike followed a massive weekend assault in which Russian forces used more than 500 so-called "bomber" drones and missiles to hit Ukraine's energy network. That earlier barrage caused extensive damage to facilities in Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv provinces. State power producer Centrenergo described it as "the most massive" strike on Ukraine's thermal power plants since the full-scale invasion began three-and-a-half years ago.

Officials said the prior weekend attacks left at least six people dead and dozens wounded, with some of the heaviest casualties reported in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro.

International and local response

Ukrainian leaders emphasized the civilian toll and damage to non-military infrastructure. International reactions and any diplomatic démarches related to the damaged Azerbaijani Embassy were still developing at the time of reporting.

Note: All figures are based on official statements from Ukrainian authorities and state agencies at the time of publication and may be updated as new information becomes available.