Russia launched one of its largest combined aerial assaults on Ukraine overnight, firing 681 air attack weapons – including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and hundreds of drones – killing at least 10 people.
In Kyiv, 4 people were killed and 25 others were injured, including 2 children, according to the State Emergency Service (DSNS), as emergency crews continue to eliminate the consequences of the strikes.
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But the latest update from Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reads that the number of people injured in the city has risen to 35, while the death toll has increased to five.
According to Klitschko, the injured include two children and a pregnant woman.
“One of the injured, who was in critical condition, died in hospital. Five victims in the capital as a result of a massive enemy attack,” Klitschko wrote in his latest update.
Russian forces launched a massive strike on Kyiv using drones and missiles, hitting high-rise residential buildings in nearly every district of the capital.
According to the DSNS, the Obolonskyi district saw major fires involving cars, residential buildings, and warehouses. A nine-story residential building was hit, with damage to nearby residential buildings and heavy smoke reported in entrances.
In the Solomyanskyi district, a nine-story residential building was struck. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and evacuated 15 people, including two children.
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In the Desnyanskyi district, a nine-story residential building was hit, causing a fire. Three private houses were destroyed by falling debris. Fires also broke out in open areas and at educational facilities.
In the Darnytskyi district, fires broke out in private homes due to falling debris.
In the Pecherskyi district, a 17-story residential building was hit, and firefighters extinguished the fire. Fires also broke out on the grounds of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a double impact.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, fires broke out in a vegetable market, a non-residential building, commercial facilities, and an eight-story residential building.
In the Holosiivskyi district, fires broke out in a residential high-rise, warehouses, and infrastructure facilities. In the Sviatoshynskyi district, residential buildings were damaged, while in the Dniprovskyi district, falling debris damaged a private house.
During the strike, Russian forces also hit the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio, one of Ukraine’s oldest film studios, according to Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna.
“Another extremely serious crime by Russians against Ukrainian culture. Russia attacked the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio in Kyiv. One of the oldest film studios in Ukraine. A fire broke out,” she wrote on Facebook.
According to Berezhna, the attack damaged the costume workshop and destroyed the largest and oldest costume collection in Ukraine.
“The studio housed about one hundred thousand costumes and three million pieces of various clothing. Other buildings and facilities of the film studio were also damaged,” she wrote.
“Russia continues to purposefully attack not only civilian infrastructure and civilians, but also cultural institutions that preserve Ukrainian identity, memory and history,” she added.
The Kyiv region also came under a combined Russian attack. According to the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (OVA), Mykola Kalashnyk, the region was attacked overnight by drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. Three people were injured.
“In the Boryspilsky district, a man received lacerations to his foot, and a woman suffered a concussion. Doctors diagnosed a boy born in 2011 with an acute stress reaction. All victims were provided with the necessary assistance on the spot,” the report said.
Kalashnyk added that the consequences of the attack were recorded in five districts, including damage to a multi-story residential building in the Brovary district.
Sumy was also attacked overnight by Russian drones, with two drones striking civilian infrastructure.
The head of the Sumy OVA, Oleh Hryhorov, reported:
“One drone hit a high-rise building in the Kovpakiv district. It struck the balcony of one of the apartments. Preliminary reports indicate three people were injured, including a child. Information about their condition is being clarified. The injured are receiving necessary assistance.”
Hryhorov added that another drone struck the central part of the city, damaging a non-residential building.
“Preliminarily, there were no casualties here. All the consequences of the attacks are being clarified,” he added.
Kharkiv was also under fire. On the evening of Sunday, June 14, Russia first struck the Kharkiv Art Museum, after which several people sought medical assistance due to acute stress reactions.
Later, a company in the Kholodnohirskyi district was hit. The head of the Kharkiv OVА, Oleh Syniehubov, published footage showing a major fire engulfing the third floor of the building.
After midnight on Monday, June 15, Russia launched a second strike. Five DSNS workers who were extinguishing the fire after the initial attack were killed.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram:
“In Kharkiv, 5 DSNS rescuers died while extinguishing a fire as a result of a repeated Russian strike. At least 5 more were injured.”
Klymenko expressed condolences to the victims’ families, calling them “heroes without weapons,” and added that “Ukraine, unfortunately, continues to lose those who save lives.”
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov later confirmed that during the repeated strike, an employee of the Kharkiv City Council’s Department of Emergency Situations, Oleksiy Dorozhkin, was also killed.
“Together with rescuers, he carried out work to eliminate the consequences of the shelling, during which the enemy struck a treacherous second blow,” Terekhov wrote.
He described Dorozhkin as one of the city’s top emergency professionals, known for rapidly organizing rescue and recovery operations.
“We will do everything to support the family of our hero! Oleksiy is survived by his wife and one-year-old daughter. May his memory be bright!” Terekhov added.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, from 6 p.m. on June 14, Russia launched a massive combined strike using attack drones, air-launched missiles, and ground-launched missiles of various types.
“The main direction of the strike was Kyiv. Dnipro and Kharkiv were also attacked with missiles,” the report said.
In total, Air Force radiotechnical troops recorded 681 aerial attack weapons – 70 missiles and 611 UAVs of various types.
According to preliminary data as of 8:00 a.m., air defense shot down or suppressed 632 targets – 50 missiles and 582 UAVs.
As of 8:00 a.m., 20 ballistic missiles and 27 strike UAVs hit 42 locations, while debris from downed drones fell in 12 additional locations.
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