At least three people were injured in Kyiv during a rocket attack, the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko announced today.
Klitschko initially posted on Telegram about explosions in the Ukrainian capital, confirming that a “rocket attack on Kyiv” was underway. He later reported injuries in three different districts of the city.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air defense issued warnings for Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions due to missiles entering from the north via Chernihiv. These alerts were later lifted.
In response to the situation, Poland’s Armed Forces Command stated that Polish and allied aircraft had been scrambled due to “the intensity and activity of Russian aviation striking targets in western Ukraine.”
On the Russian side, the Defense Ministry claimed to have intercepted and destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.
This escalation follows a deadly Russian strike two days ago on Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. That attack killed 18 people, including nine children, and wounded 72.
Zelensky criticized the U.S. for what he described as a “weak” response to the deadly attack, pointing out that U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink did not initially specify that it was a Russian missile.
The Russian Defense Ministry asserted that the strike targeted a restaurant where Ukrainian military commanders and Western instructors were allegedly gathering. However, Ukrainian forces dismissed this as disinformation intended to cover up a “cynical” crime.
Zelensky has continued to call for an end to the war and emphasized the need to speak openly about Russia’s attacks on civilians, especially children. He welcomed progress made during the visit of the French and British Chiefs of Defense to Kyiv, discussing the possible deployment of a European contingent in the event of a ceasefire.
Ukraine accuses Moscow of stalling negotiations to gain more ground on the battlefield, while the U.S. has proposed a 30-day unconditional ceasefire.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is credited with securing a partial ceasefire in the Black Sea and a moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure, though both sides have accused each other of violations.
