Russia launches heavy missile strikes on Kyiv after Ukraine drone attack
Russia has launched a significant missile attack on Kyiv, injuring at least five people. This escalation follows a Ukrainian drone strike that reportedly killed 18 individuals in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. Authorities in Kyiv have warned residents to seek shelter as the threat of further attacks remains high.
- ▪A large ballistic missile attack struck Kyiv, causing injuries and damage to residential buildings.
- ▪Ukrainian officials had warned of a potential major Russian airstrike following a deadly drone attack in eastern Ukraine.
- ▪The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv also issued warnings about the risk of an imminent air attack on the capital.
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- ▪ Russia fires hypersonic missile in attack on Kiev — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged’ attack — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Russia launches heavy missile strikes on Kyiv after Ukraine drone attack — World News
- ▪ Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kyiv after Moscow vows retaliation — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Missile strikes pound Kyiv after Russia vows retaliation — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Ukraine’s capital Kyiv hit by massive missile, drone attack — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Explosions heard as Kyiv comes under massive ballistic missile attack — r/worldnews
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World Russia launches heavy missile strikes on Kyiv after Ukraine drone attack May 23, 2026 / 9:39 PM EDT / AFP Add CBS News on Google A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv early on Sunday local time, authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. Loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, causing a residential building near the government district to shake, while dozens took shelter in an underground metro station in the city center, according to Agence France-Presse journalists. "The capital has come under a mass ballistic missile attack," Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.
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