One dead and 19 injured in Russian missile strike on Kyiv apartment block

At least one person was killed and 19 more, including a child, were injured in a Russian missile strike on the Kyiv suburb of Vyshhorod on Saturday night, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

The attack caused a fire to break out and the partial destruction of a nine-storey apartment block, six floors of which were engulfed in flames. Eleven of the 19 people injured in the attack were hospitalised.

The attack on the Ukrainian capital was the latest in a sustained wave of Russian drone and missile strikes on cities across Ukraine, with two people killed in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region and two more people killed in the eastern Kharkiv region on Friday. Attacks were also reported on the Odesa, Sumy and Kherson regions.

Writing on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia had launched a total of 122 attack drones at targets in Ukraine overnight, as well as two ballistic missiles. “This week alone, the Russians have used nearly 1,400 attack drones, 1,100 guided aerial bombs, and 66 missiles against our people.”

“This is exactly why we must strengthen Ukraine’s resilience every single day. Missiles and air-defense systems are essential, and just as crucial is active work with our partners for peace,” Zelensky wrote.