Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas overnight, killing at least six people and injuring nineteen, Ukrainian officials confirmed Monday morning. The strike, which began late on June 22 and continued into the early hours of June 23, caused widespread destruction across multiple districts of the capital, triggering fires, structural collapses, and emergency evacuations.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that five people were killed in the city and one more in the Kyiv region. Nineteen others sustained injuries, with eight hospitalized. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko identified the Shevchenkivskyi district as the hardest-hit area. A multi-story apartment building was heavily damaged there, with part of the structure collapsing. Emergency services are still conducting search-and-rescue operations at the site, where more people may be trapped under debris.
The assault began with waves of Shahed drones targeting Kyiv and its outskirts. At approximately 2:40 a.m. local time, ballistic missiles were launched across Ukraine. The capital was rocked by multiple explosions, and by 4:00 a.m., another wave of “high-speed aerial threats” struck the city. Officials described the scale of the attack as one of the most intense in recent months.
More than 300 emergency personnel and 70 vehicles were deployed to manage the aftermath across two primary response zones. Fires and structural damage were reported in several districts of Kyiv:
- In Shevchenkivskyi, ten injured people were rescued from a collapsed residential building, including a pregnant woman.
- In Sviatoshynskyi, falling debris hit a local stadium, and a fire broke out near a residential complex. The entrance to the Sviatoshyn metro station and a nearby bus stop were damaged.
- In Solomianskyi, explosions damaged a business center and an educational facility; windows were shattered at five locations.
- In Darnytskyi, a two-story home was hit, but no injuries were reported.
- In Desnianskyi, a crater appeared in the yard of a residential building.
- In Holosiivskyi, two vehicles and a commercial facility were damaged.
- In Podilskyi, a fire broke out in a non-residential building, injuring at least one person.
In the broader Kyiv region, the attack affected the Boryspil, Bila Tserkva, and Bucha districts. In Bila Tserkva, a medical facility located in a hotel was destroyed. One woman was killed, and eight others were injured, including two emergency workers who were caught in a follow-up strike. Fires were also reported in two private residences in Boryspil, while four homes and three vehicles sustained damage in Bucha.
Officials warned that the casualty numbers could rise as rescue operations continue. The attack is part of a growing trend in Russia’s targeting of Ukrainian urban centers using a mix of drones and missiles, a tactic Kyiv and its allies condemn as a deliberate strategy to terrorize civilians and destroy infrastructure.
