Russia carried out one of its largest recent overnight air raids on Ukraine, firing about 90 missiles and 600 drones that left at least four people dead nationwide, officials said Sunday. Kyiv absorbed most of the strikes, with two killed and more than 70 injured in the capital alone, according to Mayor Vitaly Klitschko. The Washington Post reports that the attack included Russia's use of an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile against the central city of Bila Tserkva. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Russians' assault on the Kyiv region struck a water supply facility, a business center, a market, and several schools and dozens of residential buildings. "They are genuinely deranged," he said on Telegram, per the Guardian.
Explosions were reported across Kyiv through the night. Ukraine's Air Force said that most incoming weapons were intercepted or missed, but that 16 missiles and 51 drones still hit or scattered debris over 77 locations across the country. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on X that at least four people were killed and more than 80 injured nationwide. Moscow confirmed the launch of the Oreshnik missile on Bila Tserkva, about 50 miles south of Kyiv, per the Post, saying it was the third time it has deployed the weapon in the war. The missile can carry a nuclear warhead, though there was no indication one was used.
Russia's Defense Ministry said the overnight barrage targeted Ukraine's military industry, infrastructure, and command centers and insisted no civilian facilities were intentionally struck. Russian officials portrayed the attack as retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes they said caused civilian deaths in Russian-held territory; Ukraine has denied targeting civilians. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas argued the assault instead reflected Russian battlefield difficulties and called the use of the Oreshnik a political tactic and "reckless nuclear-brinkmanship," saying EU foreign ministers will meet next week to consider further pressure on Moscow.
- French Open: Marta Kostyuk learned before her opening-round match Sunday at the French Open that a missile struck 300 feet or so from her parents' home in Kyiv. She became visibly emotional after defeating Oksana Selekhmeteva, ESPN reports, and appeared to be crying in her chair. Her family wasn't hurt; Kostyuk said her mother, sister, and great-aunt were in the house when the missile hit. She said she wasn't sure how she'd play, "because most of the morning I felt sick." Kostyuk told reporters afterward, "I use my platform, I use my speeches or, whenever I have a moment to remind about it, to remind of the horror of everyday lives of people."
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