A combined missile and drone attack by Russia on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killed at least 14 people and injured 44 others overnight on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the city in recent weeks, as Russia steps up its air strikes across the country.A viral video widely shared online shows a Russian drone crashing into a skyscraper in Ukraine’s capital, causing significant damage.Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said the attack destroyed a residential building in the city, hollowing out a section of the high-rise and reducing dozens of apartments to rubble. Emergency services worked through the early hours to rescue survivors trapped beneath the debris.Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that 44 people have been injured. Among the dead was a US citizen, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, who told the reporters on scene that the individual died after suffering wounds from shrapnel. Klymenko, also warned that the death toll could rise as recovery efforts continued.The attack, which carried out over several hours with multiple explosions heard across Kyiv, struck multiple residential districts including Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that fires broke out in two additional districts due to falling debris from intercepted drones.According to officials, approximately 30 apartments were completely destroyed in one residential block alone. The full scale of the damage is yet to be assessed and rescue operations remain ongoing.The attack coincided with the G7 summit in Canada, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with world leaders to discuss continued international support for Ukraine. Zelensky was expected to hold bilateral meetings, including one with US president Donald Trump. However, the White House later announced that Trump had returned to Washington earlier than planned due to rising tensions in the Middle East.Russia has majorly increased the use of drones and missile strikes in recent weeks, following an operation by Ukraine’s Security Service that targeted Russian military aircraft at bases located deep within Russian territory. Little progress has emerged from direct peace talks held in Istanbul, with the exception of prisoner exchanges, expected to conclude next week, said Zelenskyy.
