Russia unleashes major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before Ukraine aid talks
Ukraine's capital targeted as Western allies meet virtually to discuss accelerating weapons deliveries to Kyiv
Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, hours before Britain and Germany chaired a meeting on Monday to discuss US President Donald Trump’s plans for Nato allies to provide Ukraine with weapons.
The drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, killed two people and wounded 15, including a 12-year-old, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The deadly assault underscored the urgency of Ukraine’s need for further Western military aid, especially in air defence, a week after Trump said deliveries would arrive in Ukraine within days.
A drone struck the entrance to a subway station in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district where people had taken cover.
Videos posted on social media showed the station platform engulfed by smoke, with dozens inside. The heaviest strikes hit the city’s Darnytskyi district, where a kindergarten, supermarket and warehouse facilities caught fire.