‘One of the Worst Attacks’: Russia Fires 29 Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv Without Intercepts

Ukraine failed to intercept a single ballistic missile during Russia’s latest large-scale attack on Kyiv, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, as the capital endured one of the war’s deadliest strikes.

According to the Air Force, Russia launched a massive combined attack beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday, using strike drones and air-, land-, and sea-launched missiles. Kyiv was the primary target.

In total, Ukrainian radar tracked 419 aerial targets – 68 missiles and 351 drones of various types, including:

• 23 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles;
• 6 3M22 Zircon/Onyx anti-ship missiles;
• 33 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
• 6 Kalibr cruise missiles;
• 351 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and decoy drones.
• The attack was repelled by fighter aircraft, air defense units, electronic warfare systems, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups.

According to preliminary data released by the Air Force, Ukrainian defenses destroyed or suppressed 363 targets – 37 cruise missiles and 326 drones.

Specifically, air defenses intercepted 31 Kh-101 cruise missiles, six Kalibr cruise missiles, and 326 drones.

However, none of the ballistic or anti-ship missiles were intercepted.

“The impacts of 29 ballistic missiles, including anti-ship missiles, and 18 attack drones were recorded at 34 locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell at 16 additional sites,” the Air Force said.

One of Ukraine’s most widely followed military monitoring Telegram channels, Nikolaevsky Vanek, described the barrage as unprecedented.

“One of the worst attacks in my memory was tonight. Not a single ballistic missile or Zircon was shot down,” the channel wrote.

It also said that Russia appeared to be relying increasingly on ballistic missiles during its largest attacks.

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Rescue Operations End in Kyiv After Massive Russian Strike, Death Toll Reaches 31

Ukrainian emergency services have finished clearing debris in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district following a massive Russian missile and drone strike, with the citywide death toll rising to 31.

The strike killed 11 people and injured 46, including three children, according to the latest official figures. Twenty-seven of the injured were hospitalized.

The heaviest damage was reported in Kyiv’s Podilskyi district, where apartments between the fifth and ninth floors of a residential building were destroyed.

In the Darnytskyi district, Russian strikes hit two residential high-rises.

One 25-story building sustained heavy damage between the second and fifth floors, while another 30-story apartment building caught fire after being struck by falling debris.

Damage was also reported in the Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.

The final casualty toll has yet to be confirmed as rescue operations continue in the Podilskyi and Darnytskyi districts.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that Tuesday would be observed as a Day of Mourning for the victims of what he described as the most massive Russian attack on the capital.

Flags will fly at half-mast across the city, and all entertainment events have been canceled.