Two people are killed in the capital itself and two in the Kyiv region while 40 locations are damaged.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 24 May 202624 May 2026Russia has hit Kyiv and its surrounding areas with massive missile and drone attacks, killing four people and wounding more than 60, Ukrainian authorities say, after Moscow had threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.Russia confirmed on Sunday it had launched an Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile at Ukraine in the overnight strikes, the third time the nuclear-capable weapon has been used in the four-year war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“In response to Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure on Russian territory, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike using Oreshnik ballistic missiles, Iskander air-launched ballistic missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles and Tsirkon cruise missiles,” as well as drones, the defence ministry said in a statement.Explosions started just after 1am on Sunday (22:00 GMT on Saturday) following warnings by Ukraine’s air force that Russia might launch a hypersonic ballistic missile.The attack also included 600 drones and 90 air-, sea- and ground-launched missiles, according to Ukraine’s air force. Ukrainian air defences destroyed and jammed 549 drones and 55 missiles, and 19 other missiles failed to reach their targets, the air force said.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were killed in the capital and 56 wounded. The head of the surrounding Kyiv region said two people were also killed there and nine wounded. Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2026 [Reuters]Damage was recorded in 40 locations across several districts of the …
