Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles ahead of NATO summit; 8 dead, dozens wounded

Russia struck Ukraine's Kyiv region with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens more, authorities announced. The attack occurred on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that rescue teams were still searching for survivors under the rubble of buildings destroyed by the overnight bombings. Seven people died in Kyiv, and one in the Bucha district northwest of the capital, officials reported. At least 34 people were injured in Kyiv and surrounding areas.

Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional military administration, said missiles and drones hit residential buildings and other structures. "The enemy is striking with ballistic missiles," Tkachenko said on Telegram. Klitschko urged citizens to remain in shelters as air defense systems were active.

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The enemy is striking with ballistic missiles.

The attacks come as U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are expected to discuss the war on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara. This marks the second attack on the capital and its surroundings in less than a week, intensifying long-range strikes from both sides. This underscores the expanding strike capabilities in the war, over four years after Russia's full-scale invasion.

In recent weeks, Ukraine has increasingly targeted energy facilities within Russia and Moscow-controlled territories, aiming to weaken the Kremlin's war effort. In Russia-annexed Crimea, its governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported that a Ukrainian strike near Sevastopol temporarily disrupted electricity supply. Moscow also stated that its air defense systems downed several waves of drones heading toward the Russian capital.

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In the aftermath of an enemy attack on energy infrastructure near Sevastopol, our city was temporarily left without electricity.