Russia has unleashed a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, including a powerful new hypersonic weapon, killing at least four people in the capital, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
The barrage marked only the second known use of Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile since the war began nearly four years ago, in what Kyiv and European leaders described as a stark warning to Ukraine’s NATO allies.
The attack came days after Ukraine and its partners reported progress toward agreements on post-war security guarantees in the event of a US-led peace deal. European leaders condemned the strikes as “escalatory and unacceptable,” while the European Union’s top diplomat said President Vladimir Putin was responding to diplomatic efforts with “more missiles and destruction”.
Ukrainian authorities said apartment buildings across Kyiv were struck, killing four people and wounding at least 25 others. Among the dead was an emergency medical aid worker, according to Kyiv City Military Administration chief Tymur Tkachenko. Four doctors and a police officer were injured while responding to the attacks.
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