At least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured in overnight Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, regional officials said on Sunday.
The attacks, described as among the most intense in recent months, coincided with Kyiv’s annual City Day celebrations, forcing residents to take shelter in underground metro stations.
Four of the fatalities occurred in the western Khmelnytskyi region, where six homes were destroyed and 20 others damaged, according to regional head Serhiy Tyurin. Another three people were killed and ten injured in the Kyiv region, while a drone strike on a five-storey residential building in Mykolaiv claimed the life of an elderly man and injured five others.
In the capital Kyiv, authorities reported 11 injuries, multiple fires, and extensive damage to residential buildings, including a dormitory. Officials posted images of burning homes and emergency crews at work, highlighting the extent of the destruction.
Elsewhere, Kharkiv region reported three injuries. The attacks come a day after Kyiv suffered one of the heaviest bombardments since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
In response, Russia’s defence ministry announced that its air defence systems had intercepted 95 Ukrainian drones between 20:00 and midnight Moscow time on Saturday, across eight regions including the capital. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed 12 drones were shot down en route to the city, prompting a temporary suspension of all flights from the city’s airports.
Though no casualties were reported in Russia, falling debris from intercepted drones damaged several buildings. In the Tula region, drone wreckage smashed windows in a residential complex, though no injuries occurred.
Moscow continues to occupy roughly 20% of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea, which was annexed in 2014.
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