In brief
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed nine people died in a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, with dozens wounded and fires raging across the city. The attack, part of a broader surge in Moscow’s air assaults, follows Ukraine’s recent sinking of the Russian container ship Yanina in the Black Sea. Emergency services recorded casualties in multiple districts, including children, and highlighted power outages and partially destroyed buildings. Meanwhile, Zelensky urged the U.S. for Patriot interceptors, while Trump met with Ukraine leaders to discuss missile production, underscoring the urgency of air‑defence amid escalating Russian attacks.
At least nine people were killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Two days after Ukrainian forces sank a Russian container ship in the Black Sea, Moscow has intensified air attacks on the capital, prompting Zelensky to call urgently for Patriot missile interceptors.
Emergency services reported deaths in the Darnytskyi and Solomyanskyi districts, with fires breaking out across the city; a residential tower was partially destroyed and children were among the injured.
The ship "Yanina" was reported sunk 130 miles from Novorossiysk, but all 17 crew were rescued; the Russian state nuclear operator Rosatom labelled the attack "piracy".
In Washington, the U.S. is negotiating whether to grant Ukraine a licence to produce Patriot missiles, a step seen as essential by Ukrainian officials amid Russia’s escalating air threat.
