Russian missile strikes on Kyiv injure at least 11
Poinews.com – Overnight attacks by Russian missiles on Kyiv have left at least 11 individuals with injuries, according to authorities. The city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, shared updates on Telegram, noting that ballistic missiles targeted Kyiv and urging citizens to seek shelter. “Early reports indicate a strike on a non-residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district. A transformer substation is on fire in the Darnytskyi district. In the Solomianskyi district, a fire has broken out in a three-story office building,” he wrote.
“The aggressor has not abandoned its plans for the complete occupation of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions,” he added on social media earlier this week.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the strikes had damaged apartment buildings, offices, and a seminary, with at least 11 people injured, including one child. The Ukrainian air force confirmed that Russia deployed a mix of weapons, including six Iskander ballistic missiles, four Kh-59/69 cruise missiles, two Kh-31 anti-radiation missiles, and 121 attack drones. Of these, 111 drones and two Kh-59/69 missiles were intercepted by local defenses.
Escalating Attacks on Kyiv
This follows a significant barrage by Moscow on Kyiv last week, which resulted in at least 30 deaths and damage to over 20 locations. Klitschko described the most recent strikes as Russia’s “most massive attack” on the capital. The air force stated that 570 air attack assets were used, including four Zircon missiles, 24 Iskander ballistic missiles, and 496 Shahed-type drones.
Eastern Region Casualties
Meanwhile, Russian strikes in the Donetsk region on Friday caused seven fatalities and 21 injuries, as reported by local authorities. Kyiv has responded by targeting Moscow’s energy infrastructure, striking oil refineries, depots, and terminals in several regions to disrupt Russian state income. This has led to a fuel shortage across Russia and occupied territories, with long lines at petrol stations and price hikes prompting a diesel export ban.
On Friday, Zelenskyy announced that his forces had attacked an oil refinery in Omsk and other facilities in Saratov, Rostov, Tver, Stavropol, and Krasnodar regions during the week. Despite these successes, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces cautioned that a decisive shift in the war against Russia remains distant. “They are seeking to expand their offensive operations in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as to establish and expand a buffer zone in the northern regions of Ukraine,” he wrote in a recent post.
