Kyiv came under a large, combined missile and drone attack in the overnight hours Thursday, according to Ukrainian officials.
“Kyiv is under massive attack,” from Russia, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Timur Tkachenko said in a post on Telegram.
In one district of Kyiv, debris from the attack was recorded falling on two residential buildings, Tkachenko said in a separate post on Telegram.
Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building which was hit by a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025.
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Tkachenko later said at least one person was killed and at least four others injured in the attacks, which he said also damaged homes and businesses.
Rescue workers stand at the site of buildings which were hit by a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 28, 2025.
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The barrage on Thursday continued a series of strikes by Russia on Ukrainian cities over the past week.
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the strikes, which continue even as the White House continues efforts to broker a peace deal.
Over the weekend, both Russia and Ukraine continued long-range strikes. On Tuesday, Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 59 drones into the country overnight, of which 47 were shot down or suppressed.
Women react as they stand at the site of a building which was hit by a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Ukrainian officials are due to meet with members of the Trump administration in New York on Friday. On the agenda are discussions about security guarantees for Ukraine to prevent future Russian aggression — a key part of the negotiations that emerged after Zelenskyy and a slate of European leaders visited the White House last week.
People take shelter inside an underground parking during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025.
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“The task is to accelerate as much as possible so that this too becomes a lever – a lever of influence: the Russians must see how seriously the world is determined and how dire the consequences will be for Russia if the war continues,” Zelenskyy said Wednesday.
ABC News’ Nataliia Popova, Natalia Kushniir, Oleksiy Phemyskiy and David Brennan contributed to this report.
