Russia carried out an intense overnight drone attack on Kyiv, injuring at least 23 people and causing widespread damage across the Ukrainian capital, authorities reported Friday morning. The attack damaged railway lines, sparked fires in buildings and cars, and affected six of the city’s ten districts.
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, the attack lasted over eight hours and involved 539 drones and 11 missiles. Kyiv was the main target, and air defences worked through the night to shoot down 478 of the incoming threats. Explosions and anti-aircraft fire were heard across the city.
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Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that 14 of the injured were hospitalized, and drone debris set a medical facility ablaze in the Holosiivskyi district. The national railway company reported that train services were disrupted due to infrastructure damage, leading to delays and diversions.
Meanwhile, tensions remain high on the political front. U.S. President Donald Trump said a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin brought no progress on ending the war. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to discuss U.S. weapons support with Trump amid concerns that paused arms shipments may weaken Ukraine’s defences.
Late Thursday, Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine killed five people near Pokrovsk. The war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has caused thousands of civilian deaths, most of them Ukrainian.
