Russian ballistic missile strike kills one, injures 12 in Kyiv

A Russian ballistic missile hit Kyiv shortly after midnight on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 12, according to the city’s military administration. The assault targeted seven sites and triggered air-raid alerts that lasted over an hour. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a warehouse near the city centre was destroyed and rescue crews had recovered two victims, adding that search operations continued as rubble may still conceal survivors.

In the surrounding Kyiv region, local authorities reported another fatality and 21 injuries. Ukrainian officials have reiterated calls for additional U.S.-made Patriot missile interceptors to defend against such attacks, noting a shortage hampers their ability to intercept ballistic missiles. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the lack of interceptors may embolden further Russian strikes.

United Nations human-rights monitors have expressed concern over the rising civilian casualty toll, which has reached its highest level since the conflict intensified in February 2022.