Russian Attacks Target Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk, Injuring 6

Russian forces launched a coordinated nighttime aerial assault against Ukraine overnight Saturday-Sunday, targeting the capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles, bombarding the Dnipropetrovsk region, and striking the northern city of Chernihiv with attack drones.

Russian ballistic missiles strike Kyiv

In Kyiv, air raid sirens sounded as at least seven powerful explosions echoed across the city between 2:00 a.m. and 2:35 a.m. local time. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, confirmed that the capital was targeted by ballistic weaponry.

The primary impact zone in Kyiv was the Darnytskyi district on the city’s left bank. According to Tkachenko, the attack sparked multiple fires across several locations. Emergency services responded to blazes on the grounds of a residential building, an auto repair shop, and an unoccupied non-residential structure.

Tkachenko initially reported one casualty but later updated that at 5:30 a.m., confirming that at least two people had been injured in the Darnytskyi district. Emergency responders and rescue teams remain at the impact sites to extinguish the fires and assess the full extent of the structural damage.

Drone strike in Chernihiv

The northern city of Chernihiv faced an attack by Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to the Chernihiv City Council.

Local authorities reported that drone debris fell on the open territory of a local secondary school. Updated information from the mayor’s office clarified that a building belonging to the educational complex sustained damage. Furthermore, the blast wave and debris shattered windows in an adjacent five-story residential apartment building.

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According to preliminary reports from the City Council, the drone attack on Chernihiv resulted in injuries to two people.

Strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk Region

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) reported that Russian strikes targeted gas stations in the Dniprovskyi and Samarivskyi districts in Dnipropetrovsk region.

The attacks sparked fires and damaged multiple vehicles. According to the DSNS, two people were injured in the strikes on the fueling facilities.

In addition to the strikes near the regional capital, Russian forces bombarded the Nikopol district, targeting the city of Nikopol as well as the Chervonohryhorivka, Marhanets, and Pokrovske communities. The shelling ignited a fire at a local sports school building. Emergency rescue crews have since extinguished all fires resulting from the attacks across the region.

Intensified aerial campaign

The Sunday morning attacks follow a summary of recent Russian bombardments provided by UkrainianPresident Volodymyr Zelensky.

On Saturday, Zelensky stated that over the preceding week, Russian forces had deployed approximately 1,400 attack drones, 1,500 guided aerial bombs, and 19 missiles of various types against 15 Ukrainian regions.

“Using various types of weapons, the Russians are striking people, ordinary residential buildings, and our civilian infrastructure,” Zelensky stated, highlighting near-daily bombardments in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions.

In light of the sustained attacks, the president reiterated urgent calls for Ukraine’s international partners to bolster the country’s air defense capabilities, with a specific emphasis on anti-ballistic missile systems, and demanded more stringent sanctions against Moscow.