Deadly Russian Attack on Ukraine’s Capital Region Kills 1, Injures Child

Russian forces launched a massive overnight assault on Ukraine using nearly 300 drones and 50 missiles, resulting in one death in the Kyiv area. Emergency crews rescued eight people, including a child, from collapsed buildings in the suburban districts surrounding Ukraine's capital.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian emergency officials reported Sunday that a large-scale Russian assault using missiles and drones left one person dead in areas surrounding the capital city.

Emergency responders pulled eight individuals from the wreckage of demolished structures, including one child, according to Ukraine’s Emergency Service.

The overnight bombardment sparked blazes and caused destruction across five suburban districts around Kyiv. In Putrivka village within the Fastiv district, rescue teams worked to free residents trapped beneath collapsed debris.

Russian forces also targeted power facilities in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, igniting major fires that emergency crews later brought under control, officials reported.

Throughout the four-year conflict since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and even as U.S.-led diplomatic initiatives have intensified over the past year, Ukrainian citizens have faced relentless bombardment from above. Russian military forces have increasingly focused their strikes on Ukraine’s electrical infrastructure, depriving civilians of power and heat during the brutal winter months.

Ukraine’s Air Force reported Sunday that the nighttime assault involved 297 drones and 50 missiles of different varieties. Ukrainian defenses successfully intercepted or disabled 274 drones and 33 missiles, while 14 missiles and 23 drones found their targets across 14 different locations. Three missiles remain unaccounted for, according to military officials.

In a separate incident unconnected to the Russian aerial bombardment, an explosion in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv resulted in one fatality and 25 injuries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced via Telegram on Sunday. Authorities have detained one individual in connection with this incident.

Russian defense officials claimed Sunday that their air defense systems eliminated 86 Ukrainian drones during the overnight period.

In the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Luhansk, two Ukrainian drones struck an oil storage facility, injuring a security guard and igniting a fuel tank, according to Moscow-appointed leader Leonid Pasechnik.