Russia's overnight barrage on Kyiv kills 3, injures over a dozen

Russia fired ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv overnight, killing three and injuring many more. The strike intensified pressure on Ukraine's allies as Zelenskyy sought more Patriot defences.Image used for representational purposes onlyAt least three people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured after Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Saturday, local authorities said.The attack damaged residential buildings, left people reportedly trapped and set warehouse buildings on fire in parts of the capital. It came just two days after a large-scale Russian ballistic missile and drone attack across Ukraine killed 10 civilians, wounded more than 50 others and saw a Russian missile enter Polish airspace.Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said in a post on Telegram that a five-storey residential building in the Solomianskyi district was damaged by falling debris, with people believed to still be trapped inside and a fire in the courtyard. He also said people were reportedly trapped in another residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district after a partial collapse on the first and second floors. In the Darnytskyi district, warehouse buildings were on fire, he said.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pressing Ukraine's case with the US and other Western partners for more Patriot anti-ballistic missile defence systems to counter Russian missile attacks. Late Friday, he said he had spoken to US Vice President JD Vance and discussed his meeting earlier this week in Washington with President Donald Trump, which he described as "positive and productive". "The Russian air strikes on our country continue and air defence, specifically interceptors for Patriot systems against ballistic missiles, remains a top priority," Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram on Friday. At a NATO summit in Ankara in July, Trump said the US would give Ukraine a licence to make Patriot systems, but he appeared to move away from that commitment on Friday during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, saying he had not yet made a final decision. The latest strike on Kyiv left at least three dead, injured many others and caused damage at residential and warehouse sites across the capital.With PTI Inputs - EndsPublished By: India Today Web Desk Published On: Aug 1, 2026 08:16 IST