A devastating wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv has left at least four people dead and dozens injured, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday.
Zelensky condemned the strikes as “vile and calculated,” saying Russia had launched roughly 430 drones and 18 missiles in a sweeping overnight barrage that damaged dozens of high-rise buildings across the capital.
Kyiv’s energy infrastructure was also heavily hit, leaving parts of the city without heat and prompting warnings of further disruptions to electricity and water supplies.
Ukraine’s air force reported that multiple regions beyond Kyiv, including Sumy, were also targeted by drones and guided bombs.
Kyiv Hit ‘In Practically Every District’
Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said residential areas “in practically every district” came under attack. He issued an air-raid alert just after midnight, writing on Telegram: “It’s loud in Kyiv.”
Emergency services reported widespread destruction. Falling debris and resulting fires damaged multiple apartment blocks, a hospital, a school, and administrative buildings.
More than 40 people were rescued, including 14 from a burning high-rise in the Desnyanskyi district, where one person was killed. Another resident was pulled alive from under the rubble.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said nine people were being treated in hospital, with one man in “extremely serious condition.”
Ukrainian Strike Hits Russian Port
Across the border, Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk was struck in an overnight Ukrainian attack, igniting a fire at the major Sheskharis oil refinery. A ship and nearby apartment blocks were also damaged.
Krasnodar region governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed that three crew members and another man were injured. The assault damaged the area’s main oil depot and a container terminal.
Mayor Andrei Kravchenko declared a state of emergency, and according to Reuters, oil exports from the port have been suspended.
Escalating Cycle of Attacks
The assault on Kyiv comes less than a week after another Russian strike killed six people and damaged homes and energy sites. Moscow claims its repeated attacks on energy infrastructure are aimed at undermining Ukrainian military operations.
In response, Zelensky renewed his plea for Western nations to impose “no exceptions” on sanctions targeting Russian energy—remarks made shortly after the United States granted Hungary an exemption from new restrictions.
US President Donald Trump had earlier announced the sanctions after saying that ceasefire talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin were not advancing.
As Ukraine braces for further strikes, emergency services continue efforts to restore heating and critical utilities across the capital amid mounting concerns over civilian safety and the approaching winter.
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