Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kyiv kill at least four people

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Russia launched massive missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding areas, resulting in at least four deaths and over 60 injuries. The strikes, which began early Sunday morning, damaged 40 locations, including residential buildings. Russian authorities stated the attacks were in retaliation for what they termed Ukraine's "terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure on Russian territory" and confirmed the use of an Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile, among other weapons. Ukrainian air defenses reportedly destroyed or jammed a significant portion of the incoming drones and missiles.

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Russia confirmed it used an Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile, marking the third use of this weapon in the war.

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Two people were killed and 56 wounded in the capital, Kyiv, while two were killed and nine wounded in the surrounding Kyiv region.

factualKyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and head of Kyiv region

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Russia launched massive missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding areas, killing four people and wounding over 60.

factualUkrainian authorities

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Damage was recorded in 40 locations across several districts of the capital, including residential buildings.

factualKyiv military administration head Tymur Tkachenko

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The attack involved 600 drones and 90 missiles, with Ukrainian air defenses destroying or jamming 549 drones and 55 missiles.

statisticUkraine’s air force

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Two people are killed in ⁠the capital itself and two ⁠in the Kyiv-region" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="2540" data-entity-type="location">Kyiv region while 40 locations are damaged.Russia has hit Kyiv and its surrounding areas with massive missile and drone attacks, killing four people and wounding more than 60, Ukrainian authorities say, after Moscow had threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.Russia confirmed on Sunday it had launched an Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile at Ukraine in the overnight strikes, the third time the nuclear-capable weapon has been used in the four-year war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why is Trump deploying 5,000 troops to Poland?list 2 of 3Russia labels Ukraine attack in occupied Luhansk ‘monstrous crime’list 3 of 3Economic confidence plummets in US amid Iran war, poll showsend of list“In response to Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure on Russian territory, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike using Oreshnik ballistic missiles, Iskander air-launched ballistic missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles and Tsirkon cruise missiles,” as well as drones, the defence ministry said in a statement.Explosions started just after 1am on Sunday (22:00 GMT on Saturday) following warnings by Ukraine’s air force that Russia ⁠might launch a hypersonic ballistic missile.The attack also included 600 drones and 90 air-, sea- and ground-launched missiles, according to Ukraine’s air force. Ukrainian air defences destroyed and jammed 549 drones and 55 missiles, and 19 other missiles failed to reach their targets, the air force said.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were killed in the capital and 56 wounded. The head of the surrounding Kyiv-region" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="2540" data-entity-type="location">Kyiv region said two people were also killed there and nine wounded.Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2026 [Reuters]Damage was recorded in 40 locations across several districts of the capital, including residential buildings, Kyiv military administration head Tymur Tkachenko said in a Telegram post.

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