Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 13
A Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed 13 people and injured many others, according to reports.
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At least 13 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The city's mayor said the strike targeted residential buildings where families were living. One nine-story block of flats collapsed, trapping people underneath. Rescue services are searching for survivors, and the death toll is expected to rise.
The attack came hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was planning a major strike. He had urged civilians to take shelter. For hours overnight, Kyiv shook to the sound of explosions. Ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones hit every district of the city, mainly residential areas.
The assault is widely seen as retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities, which have caused fuel shortages inside Russia, particularly in Crimea. Ukrainian forces have been targeting Russian energy infrastructure and supply lines, cutting off fuel and weapons to front-line units. That success has angered the Russian public and put pressure on President Vladimir Putin, who responded by escalating attacks on Ukrainian cities.
One resident described the horror: "What emotions I can have, it is horrible. I simply want to die and not see anyone. Windows of that room, this room, are broken. Curtains are ripped off in the kitchen too. Everything, do you understand?"
The attack demonstrates both Ukraine's growing ability to strike deep inside Russia and the heavy price Moscow is willing to exact in return.
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Sky News provided extensive, on-the-ground coverage with live images and a correspondent analysis. The tone was detailed and human-focused, emphasising the scale of destruction, the warning from President Zelensky, and the strategic context of Ukrainian successes inside Russia. The report included a resident's emotional account and framed the attack as a direct response to Ukrainian pressure on Russian supply lines.
- “What emotions I can have, it is horrible. I simply want to die and not see anyone.”
- “This is a huge attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, overnight.”
- “And I think this is a reaction from Moscow, certainly, to the increased success that the Ukrainians are having now, in particular by targeting deep into Russia, targeting their energy infrastructure and making sure they're cutting off supply lines.”
Channel 5's coverage was very brief, consisting of a few sentences that focused on the retaliation angle. It did not include casualty figures, human stories, or any analysis of the attack's scale. The report was purely factual and presented as a headline summary, with no live footage or correspondent input.
- “Neighbourhoods were targeted overnight with a major drone, a missile attack.”
- “It's thought to be in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on oil facilities that have caused fuel shortages in Russia.”
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