Russia Launches Deadly Barrage on Kyiv Following Deep-Strike Drone Attacks

TDT | Manama

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Russia unleashed a wave of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital in the early hours of Friday, killing at least six people and sending powerful shockwaves across the country, according to Ukrainian officials.

The pre-dawn assault, described as one of the most intense in recent months, lit up the Kyiv skyline with a series of loud explosions as air raid sirens blared across the city. Emergency crews scrambled through the rubble in multiple districts as authorities confirmed casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.

The strikes come in the wake of a dramatic escalation in cross-border hostilities, triggered by recent Ukrainian drone attacks that reportedly destroyed several Russian strategic bombers stationed deep inside Russian territory.

In a pointed response, Russian President Vladimir Putin, through messages relayed via former U.S. President Donald Trump, warned of severe retaliation — a warning that now appears to have materialized.

“This was a calculated and devastating response,” said a senior Ukrainian military official. “It underscores the growing risks of escalation as Ukrainian forces continue to take the fight closer to the Russian heartland.”

Ukraine’s air defense systems managed to intercept a number of incoming threats, but officials admitted that several drones and missiles slipped through, striking both residential and strategic areas.