People seen at the site of an apartment building destroyed during a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP)
Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine on Sunday, hitting Kyiv and several other cities, killing at least four people in the capital and injuring dozens more. “A massive Russian attack on Ukraine lasted for more than 12 hours,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement. “Savage strikes, a deliberate, targeted terror against ordinary cities.” The overnight assault involved nearly 600 drones and dozens of missiles, with Kyiv facing the heaviest strikes. It was the first major bombardment since last month’s attack on the capital that killed at least 21 people.
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Poland scrambled jets to secure its airspace after the barrage, following Nato’s accusation that Moscow was behind a series of airspace violations.Also read: ‘Accept reality’: JD Vance asks Russia to ‘wake up’ amid rising losses in Ukraine conflict; calls for negotiation Diplomatic efforts to end the war have stalled, and Russia has said it will continue the offensive launched in February 2022. “Moscow wants to continue fighting and killing and deserves only the harshest pressure from the world,” Zelensky said after the strikes. He later held calls with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. Russia said its strikes were aimed only at military targets. Ukraine’s foreign ministry reported that apart from residential buildings, a cardiology centre and a kindergarten were among the sites hit. Ukraine’s authorities said casualties were reported across the Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Cherkasy and Mykolaiv regions, in addition to the four people killed in Kyiv. Zaporizhzhia governor Ivan Fedorov said the city was struck “at least four times” and 42 people were injured. The region is home to a major nuclear power plant under Russian control. Poland’s armed forces said on X that fighter jets had been scrambled and ground-based air-defence systems put on high alert. In recent weeks, several European countries have accused Russia of drone and jet incursions, which Nato has described as a test of its readiness. Russia has denied carrying out such airspace violations or planning any attack on Nato members.
