The key facts
- According to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, one person was killed and eight wounded in the nighttime strike on Kyiv
- A metro station in the Desnianskyi district was damaged, fires were extinguished
- Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed the strike and reported 149 Ukrainian drones shot down
Consequences of the strike in Kyiv
Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported on Monday that as a result of a nighttime ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, one person was killed and eight were wounded. According to the service, the consequences of the strike were recorded in at least three districts of the capital. In the Desnianskyi district, a metro station was damaged, and a body was found at the site of a fire that broke out during the attack. Rescuers extinguished the fires caused by the strikes.
Statement by Russia's Defense Ministry
Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed that Russian forces carried out a massive nighttime strike using ground-based high-precision weapons and long-range attack drones. According to the ministry, the targets included military-industrial facilities, warehouses of cruise missiles and drones, as well as a data processing center in Kyiv and the region. The ministry also reported that Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed 149 Ukrainian drones overnight in more than a dozen Russian regions.
Verification of the data
Independent verification of the parties' claims is difficult due to the ongoing conflict.
