Russian aerial attacks hit Kyiv and eastern Ukrainian regions, leaving over 20 dead

Russian forces executed a wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, hitting the Kyiv region alongside eastern and southern territories including Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia.

In the Kyiv region, marking the third major aerial assault within a week, ballistic missiles and drones ignited fires across residential buildings and industrial sites. Casualty figures for the capital region varied slightly across news reports, with death tolls ranging between 15 and 17 alongside dozens of injured residents.

Concurrently, Ukrainian authorities monitored approximately 180 drones launched across eastern and southern regions. In Dnipropetrovsk, nearly 60 separate bombardments left five people dead and 16 injured. A drone strike on a gas station near Kryvyi Rih killed three people, including an eight-year-old child.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă