Russia launched a combined strike on Kyiv, killing four people and injuring 27, igniting fires and destroying buildings.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescue teams could not retrieve two bodies from rubble and continue investigating the victims.
Emergency crews treated at least 27 injured people as strikes hit multiple city districts.
Zelenskyy Condemns Targeting of Civilians
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the assault as a calculated attack on civilians and infrastructure, posting details on X.
He reported Russia fired 430 drones and 18 missiles, including ballistic and aeroballistic types, during the attack.
Nine hospitalized victims included a pregnant woman, and two children aged 7 and 10 suffered injuries from the explosions.
Widespread Damage and Regional Impact
Klitschko said the attack struck at least 11 multi-storey residential buildings across several districts.
Falling debris sparked fires near a medical facility and in a nonresidential building in Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.
Officials advised residents to stay in shelters and warned of possible power and water outages.
Regional head Mykola Kalashnyk reported six people injured in surrounding areas, including a 55-year-old man with burns in Bila Tserkva.
Strikes affected other parts of Ukraine as Russia advanced in the south. Ukrainian forces retreated from some Zaporizhzhia villages amid heavy fighting.
Over four weeks, Russia claimed nine settlements in Donetsk, eight in Zaporizhzhia, seven in Dnipropetrovsk, and five in Kharkiv.
The Institute for the Study of War reported Russia’s siege of Pokrovsk advanced slowly as commanders spread resources too thinly.
Russia’s prolonged war has caused high casualties and armor losses, while Ukraine achieved only incremental battlefield gains.
