At least four people have been injured after Russia attacked Kyiv in a mass drone and missile attack in the early hours today, officials said.
The overnight strikes followed on from one of Vladimir Putin’s worst daytime aerial assaults on Ukraine since the war began, involving more than 800 drones as well as missiles.
Russia was attacking the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, the head of Kyiv’s military administration Tymur Tkachenko said, adding that damage was recorded across six districts.
People are reportedly buried under the rubble in Darnytsia district where a residential building partially collapsed, officials said.
Yesterday, Zelensky said Russia was trying to “overload [our] air defences”. “Our soldiers are defending Ukraine,” he added.
Vladimir Putin said in a speech last weekend that his invasion of Ukraine was “coming to an end.”
US president Donald Trump also echoed him on Tuesday and said he believes Moscow and Kyiv will soon reach a deal to end fighting.
Briefing: What we know on the 1,540th day of Ukraine war
- Russia is attacking Kyiv once again in a major barrage of missiles and drones, leaving four injured and damage across at least six districts of the Ukrainian capital
- The overnight attack comes after Vladimir Putin’s forces attacked Ukraine with more than 800 drones and killed six people on Wednesday, one of its biggest daytime aerial assaults ever
- The deadly attacks have continued on Ukraine despite Russian leader Putin and US president Donald Trump saying the war is coming to an end, suggesting progress between Moscow and Washington. But Volodymyr Zelensky categorically rejected Moscow’s bluff and said his forces are preparing for new attacks
- A defiant Zelensky has said Kyiv is not “giving up” on diplomatic efforts and will continue to pressure Russia to end the war. “Sanctions are working, our long-range (drone and missile) capabilities are working, and every form of pressure is working,” he said at a Nato gathering
Arpan Rai14 May 2026 04:21