In brief
On Sunday night, Russian forces launched 23 ballistic missiles at Kyiv, none of which were intercepted due to a shortage of missile‑defence systems. One strike struck a residential building, leaving a gaping hole that terrified survivors. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Moscow would continue to target homes if Patriot missiles were not kept in stockpiles. In total, 13 civilians were killed in the city centre and six more died in the surrounding region. Ukraine remains on high alert as the war drags into its seventh week.
The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that none of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at its capital on Sunday night were intercepted because of a lack of interceptor missiles.
At the scene of the blast, a survivor told the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford she was “terrified” as the rocket tore a massive hole through a residential building, exposing the harsh reality of the conflict to local residents.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow would keep striking civilian buildings as long as Patriot missiles remained in allied stockpiles, underscoring the strategic importance of defensive systems.
Official figures now report that at least 13 people were killed in the second large‑scale Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital this week, with six additional fatalities in the wider Kyiv region.
For further details, read the accompanying article on missile shortages: Ukraine warns of interceptor missile shortage as 19 killed in Kyiv region.
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