At least 11 people were wounded — among them a child — after Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the early morning hours Saturday, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
In a separate counter-strike, Ukrainian forces targeted Russian ships in the Sea of Azov, with Ukraine’s General Staff reporting damage to 21 tankers carrying oil and petroleum products. Four tugboats, two cargo vessels, and a dredging ship were also hit in the overnight operation. Ukrainian officials said those vessels had been used to support Russian military logistics.
Russian authorities disputed the scope of the attack, saying only four ships were struck and that the damage was minor. One person was killed — a sailor aboard a technical support vessel — according to local Gov. Yuri Slyusar. He said one of the four vessels hit was a tanker carrying methanol.
Explosions and fires broke out across three Kyiv districts: Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi, and Dniprovskyi, the emergency service announced via Telegram. A strike in Solomianskyi district set a three-story office and warehouse building ablaze, while a separate warehouse in Dniprovskyi district also caught fire after being hit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia fired 12 missiles of various types — six of which were ballistic — along with 121 drones during the overnight assault. He noted that while most drones and some missiles were intercepted, none of the ballistic missiles were shot down, underscoring what he described as critical weaknesses in Ukraine’s air defense network.
Ukraine’s air defense forces reported shooting down or electronically disabling two missiles and 111 drones. The Air Force confirmed direct hits at 11 locations from ballistic missiles, two guided air-to-surface missiles, and seven attack drones, with debris from intercepted weapons falling at three additional sites.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its forces had aimed at drone manufacturing facilities in Kyiv, as well as port infrastructure at Izmail and Chornomorsk in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region. The ministry also stated that Russian air defenses destroyed 178 Ukrainian drones overnight across eight Russian regions, as well as over Russian-occupied Crimea and portions of the Black and Azov seas.
