Russia launches mass drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, killing and injuring civilians in Kyiv and other cities

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Russia launched a mass drone and missile strike across Ukraine overnight, killing and injuring civilians in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy and other regions, officials said on Monday.
Ukrainian air defenses downed 112 of 165 drones, including 79 jet-powered models, but hits were recorded at 14 locations, according to Ukraine’s Air Force . In Kyiv, a drone struck the Stolychnyi food market on the city’s outskirts, killing two people and wounding 10, while another drone hit a residential high-rise, sparking a fire and injuring one, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said .
In Kharkiv, a guided aerial bomb destroyed two floors of an apartment building, injuring at least 22 people, including six children, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported . In Sumy, two women, including a 16-year-old girl, were killed when glide bombs struck near a family support center, local authorities said .
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched more than 2,200 attack drones, 1,630 aerial bombs and 38 missiles of various types against Ukraine in the past week, calling the strikes on civilian targets “terrorism” . Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed the attacks targeted military infrastructure, including data centers in Kyiv and logistics hubs in Kyiv and Odesa regions .
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