At least 15 people have been killed in the latest wave of Russian strikes on Kyiv, the city’s mayor confirmed, as Ukraine continues to struggle with a critical shortage of air‑defence missiles. Please confirm all conflict‑related information with a trusted, up‑to‑date source.
Apartment blocks, warehouses, a children’s hospital and a school were all damaged overnight, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Large sections of the Kyiv region were plunged into darkness after the attacks cut power to thousands of homes, leaving technicians scrambling to repair shattered energy grids.
Speaking to BBC News at the site of a destroyed apartment building, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Ukraine urgently needed “ammunition, anti‑missile systems echoed the warning, saying Russia would not “seriously think about peace” until Ukraine had enough anti‑ballistic capability to deter the strikes.
“As long as Ukraine does not have enough anti‑ballistics, Russia will not seriously think about peace,” he said. “The interceptors for the Patriots have not yet been replaced, and they are needed every day. Each additional missile saves the lives of our people.”
A Thursday morning update from Ukraine’s Air Force suggested none of the Russian ballistic missiles launched overnight were intercepted a stark sign of how depleted Ukraine’s defences have become.
Ukraine has relied heavily on US‑supplied Patriot interceptor missiles to counter Russian ballistic attacks. But the United States has diverted much of its stockpile to its war with Iran, leaving Kyiv dangerously exposed as Russia intensifies its campaign.
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