Russia’s military targeted Kyiv with an intense drone and missile assault overnight, leaving at least two dead and many injured, according to Ukrainian officials on Sunday.
The attack involved approximately 600 drones and 30 missiles, including at least one Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons, reported Ukraine’s air force.
“The largest number of missiles was directed at the capital — at ordinary residential buildings, at schools,” stated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a post on X.
“The Russian strike effectively destroyed the Chornobyl Museum, damaged the National Art Museum, and the building housing Germany’s ARD office,” Zelenskyy added.
Ukrainian intelligence had warned of an Oreshnik missile attack on Friday, Zelenskyy noted in another post. “The use of such weapons … also sets a global precedent for other potential aggressors,” he cautioned.
This attack followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s accusation that Ukraine had attacked a student dormitory in Luhansk, resulting in 18 deaths. Putin directed the Russian military to develop “proposals” for retaliation.
Ukraine’s military denied responsibility, claiming it had targeted a military command center instead.
EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, denounced the Russian strikes as “abhorrent acts of terror” aimed at maximizing civilian casualties. She described the use of Oreshnik as “a political scare-tactic and reckless nuclear-brinkmanship.”
Kallas mentioned that EU foreign ministers would meet next week to discuss increasing international pressure on Russia.
The assault prompted a wave of solidarity with Ukraine from European and world leaders, such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal.
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