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Kyiv struck by Russian missiles hours after Paris summit
Ukraine capital targeted in early morning attack, but officials confirm no casualties
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Russia launched a barrage of drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv early on Tuesday, the fifth such attack on the Ukrainian capital so far this month as Moscow escalates its air strikes against Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks damaged 16 sites in the capital, including a school and a business, while city officials reported several fires across the city.
Russia also targeted critical infrastructure in central and southern Ukraine, Zelensky said, adding that the attacks injured seven people in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region and three in the northern Chernihiv region.
“Last night, the Russians launched 135 drones and 10 missiles of various types, most of them ballistic, against our cities and communities,” Zelensky said in a social media post.
“There must be greater pressure on Russia,” he said, calling on European allies to pass their latest sanctions package this week.
This summer, Russia has intensified its air strikes on Ukraine, pounding its cities and energy infrastructure almost every night, as Kyiv is running low on air defence munitions to repel ballistic missiles.
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