Large Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4 and wounds at least 10

"At least four people were killed when Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, with the capital city of Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault. This is the first major bombardment since an air attack on Kyiv killed at least 21 people last month. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Administration, confirmed Sunday's casualties via Telegram, and said 10 others were wounded in the attack that targeted civilian areas across the city. A 12-year-old girl was among the dead."

"Writing on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the large-scale attacks involved "nearly 500 strike drones and more than 40 missiles." Besides Kyiv, he said the bombardment targeted the regions of Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa. According to Zelenskyy, at least 40 people were wounded across the country. Zaporizhzhia's regional head, Ivan Fedorov, said three children were among the 27 wounded in the region, adding that over two dozen buildings were damaged in the region's capital that bears the same name."

""This vile attack came virtually (at) the close of UN General Assembly week, and this is exactly how Russia declares its true position. Moscow wants to keep fighting and killing, and it deserves the toughest pressure from the world," Zelenskyy wrote. Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation doesn't intend to attack Europe but will mount a "decisive response" to any aggression."

Russian forces launched a large overnight assault on Ukraine using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, with Kyiv suffering the heaviest attack. At least four people were killed, including a 12-year-old girl, and ten others were wounded in Kyiv, while at least 40 people were wounded nationwide. The bombardment struck residential areas, civilian infrastructure, a medical facility and a kindergarten, and damaged buildings across multiple regions including Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Odesa. Zaporizhzhia reported three children among 27 wounded and damage to more than two dozen buildings. Ukrainian leaders called for increased international pressure on Russia.

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