Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack across Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 45 others as strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kyiv region, local authorities said.
The overnight assault triggered fires, damaged multi-story residential buildings across several regions and knocked out power in parts of the capital.
Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
In Kyiv, three people were killed and 29 were injured, including two children, according to Kyiv City Military Administration chief Timur Tkachenko. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 21 of the wounded were hospitalized, while others received medical assistance at the scene or outpatient treatment.
Residential buildings damaged across Kyiv
According to Tkachenko, Kyiv’s air raid alert lasted more than three hours before the all-clear was announced at 4:39 a.m.
Falling debris and strikes caused damage across several districts of the capital.
In the Podilskyi district, a repeat strike on a nine-story residential building caused a partial structural collapse. Klitschko warned that people could be trapped under the rubble. Non-residential buildings and vehicles also caught fire in the district.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a missile likely hit a 24-story residential building, causing a fire on the fourth and fifth floors.
In the Solomianskyi district, the upper floors of a 15-story residential building were damaged. Authorities also reported a fire in a 24-story building on the seventh and eighth floors.
Other Topics of Interest
Russian Strikes on Dnipro and Kharkiv Injure Civilians, Damage Buildings
Russian forces struck Kharkiv and Dnipro in the early hours of Tuesday, injuring civilians and causing fires. Kharkiv reported hits in the Osnovianskyi and Slobidskyi districts, while in Dnipro a 73-year-old woman was hospitalized in serious condition after a two-story building was partially destroyed. The attacks came during a wider Russian missile and drone assault that triggered alerts across much of Ukraine.
In the Holosiivskyi district, a medical facility suffered damage, with the second and third floors partially collapsing after a strike and fire. Fires were also reported at non-residential buildings, kiosks and an auto park.
In the Obolonskyi district, drone debris fell near a kindergarten, while a fire broke out at an unfinished construction site. In the Darnytskyi district, falling debris caused a fire on the territory of a gas station and later at a non-residential building. In the Sviatoshynskyi district, a fire broke out on the first floor of a high-rise residential building.
Klitschko also said power outages were reported in the Podilskyi, Obolonskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts.
Four killed in Dnipro, Kharkiv also hit
The attack extended beyond the capital, with deadly strikes reported in Dnipro and damage in Kharkiv.
In Dnipro, overnight strikes killed four people and wounded at least 16, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said Tuesday morning.
“The number of wounded in the Russian overnight strike on Dnipro has risen to 16,” Hanzha said in a Telegram post. “This enemy attack has claimed the lives of four people.”
According to Hanzha, the attack partially destroyed a two-story building and damaged several apartments in a four-story residential building.
Russian forces also struck Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine overnight, hitting two districts of the city, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
An enemy drone hit an industrial zone in the Osnovianskyi district, while another strike was recorded in the Slobidskyi district. Terekhov said there were casualties in the Osnovianskyi district and that a fire broke out at the site of the strike.
Kyiv region also hit
In Kyiv region, three people were injured after Russian forces attacked the area overnight with drones, cruise missiles and ballistic weapons, regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said.
Damage from the attack was recorded in four districts of the region, including residential buildings and warehouse facilities. Fires also broke out in several locations.
Part of massive overnight assault on Ukraine
The attacks on Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv were part of a large-scale Russian missile and drone assault across Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russian forces launched Kalibr cruise missiles toward Ukraine from the Caspian Sea.
Air defense warnings were activated nationwide after tactical units identified the threat of ballistic strikes incoming from Russia’s east and northeast.
The strikes follow recent intelligence briefings highlighted by President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had warned that Moscow was actively preparing a massive nationwide offensive. Zelensky reiterated that reinforcing Ukraine’s air defense umbrella and securing additional Western interceptors remains Kyiv’s top priority.
Russia has repeatedly launched combined missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian cities, killing civilians. Ukrainian prosecutors and international monitors continue to document these attacks as potential war crimes, including for future proceedings before the International Criminal Court.