Russian overnight strike on Kyiv kills four, injures 25, Ukrainian authorities say

By Alperen Aktas

ISTANBUL (AA) - Ukrainian authorities said a Russian drone and missile strike overnight killed four people and wounded at least 25 others in Kyiv, while Moscow said the operation targeted facilities linked to Ukraine’s military-industrial complex in response to a prior attack it attributed to Kyiv.

Among the wounded were medical personnel, rescue workers and a police officer, prosecutors said. The attack affected multiple districts of the capital, including Darnytsia, Dnipro, Desnianskyi, Pechersk, Shevchenkivskyi, Holosiivskyi and Sviatoshynskyi.

Authorities said 19 high-rise buildings were damaged, along with an embassy building, a kindergarten, a tram depot, an unfinished residential tower, several vehicles, a supermarket and a gas station. Emergency services and law enforcement agencies continued work at the affected sites, noting that the final casualty toll was still being clarified.

Under the procedural leadership of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial investigation was launched into alleged war crimes under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, citing civilian deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a “massive strike” using long-range precision weapons, including the mobile ground-based Oreshnik ballistic missile system, as well as attack drones.

The ministry said the strikes targeted drone production facilities and energy infrastructure supporting Ukraine’s military industry.

It added that the operation was launched in response to what it described as a prior attack on the Russian president’s residence in the Novgorod region.