Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 15 people | BBC News

Russia has carried out its deadliest attack on Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv for months after killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 100 others in a mass missile and drone attack, officials have said.

A drone smashed into an apartment block, destroying dozens of flats and Ukraine's interior minister said the country had been hit by 440 drones and 32 missiles.

The strikes on Kyiv lasted more than nine hours – sending residents fleeing to underground shelters from before midnight until after sunrise.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's most recent wave of strikes "pure terrorism".

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Post from BBC News on June 17, 2025