Russia overnight hit Ukraine with the biggest missile and drone attack of the war, launching a record number of drones at Kyiv.
Russia overnight hit Ukraine with the biggest missile and drone attack of the war, launching a record number of drones at Kyiv, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge him to end the conflict.
Hundreds of Russian drones swarmed the capital all night as videos show huge fires and plumes of smoke billowing across the skyline. Residents described it as one of the most intense nights since the start of the full-scale invasion and people in Kyiv are waking up Friday morning to the city being blanketed by smoke from the fires still burning.
At least one person was killed and 23 people injured, according to Kyiv’s mayor, as many people spent the night sheltering in the city’s metro system.
Trump later held a call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which Zelenskyy said Trump had agreed to work together to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses.
Russia launched 539 drones and around a dozen missiles, according to Ukraine’s Air Force. It follows another record strike less than a week ago, as Russia has dramatically increased production of the kamikaze drones used in the attacks.
