Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9
Ukraine said the barrage hit 18 residential buildings and a school as officials renewed calls for more Patriot interceptors.
- On Saturday, a large-scale Russian aerial assault on Kyiv killed at least nine people and damaged 18 residential buildings, a school, and the Lithuanian Embassy across seven districts.
- Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 ballistic missiles during the barrage, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who blamed the low rate on a critical shortage of Patriot interceptor ammunition.
- Emergency crews evacuated 35 residents from a partially collapsed five-story building in Solomianskyi district, where two people died and eight were injured; seven were killed and 14 injured in nearby Darnytskyi.
- President Donald Trump reversed course on Friday, telling Cabinet officials at Camp David that the U.S. had not agreed to license Patriot production, citing concerns Ukraine could someday use the technology against America.
- Saturday's assault marks the second major Russian attack on Kyiv within 48 hours, following Thursday's barrage that killed at least eight people; last month was the deadliest for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022.
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“No respect any international norms, including Vienna Convention”: Russia hits embassy in Kyiv as 27 ballistic missiles strike Ukrainian capital
Russia fired 27 ballistic missiles at Kyiv on 1 August, and Ukraine could stop only one. A massive overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least nine people, damaged the Lithuanian embassy, and destroyed part of the city's ambulance fleet, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has run out of interceptors for its Patriot systems. Meanwhile, Russia continues to tar…
At least nine people have been killed and more than 30 injured in Russian missile attacks on Kiev overnight Saturday, Ukrainian authorities say. The attack is condemned by Sweden's foreign minister.
The Ukrainian president said the country has finished using American-made Patriot interceptor missiles.
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