{"id":2981,"date":"2025-09-28T06:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/major-russian-drone-missile-attack-hits-ukraines-kyiv-causing-casualties\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T06:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:39:48","slug":"major-russian-drone-missile-attack-hits-ukraines-kyiv-causing-casualties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/major-russian-drone-missile-attack-hits-ukraines-kyiv-causing-casualties\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Russian drone, missile attack hits Ukraine\u2019s Kyiv, causing casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Media reports and independent monitor describe the latest strikes on Ukraine as \u2018one of the heaviest\u2019 since war began.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>At least nine people have been reported injured as Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital and the surrounding region.<\/p>\n<p>An air raid alert was in place over the Kyiv region early on Sunday, with the local military administration saying Russia was attacking with drones and missiles.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/26\/eu-plans-to-develop-drone-wall-amid-regional-airspace-violations\">EU to develop \u2018drone wall\u2019 amid regional airspace violations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/27\/russia-will-give-decisive-response-if-provoked-by-the-west-says-lavrov\">Russia will give \u2018decisive response\u2019 if provoked by West, says Lavrov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/27\/denmark-reports-new-drone-sightings-overnight-at-military-sites\">Denmark reports new drone sightings overnight at military sites<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Some Kyiv residents fled to metro stations deep underground for safety as the attack continued in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Many regions across the country were also under air raid alert, while neighbouring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/28\/poland-briefly-closes-airspace-as-nato-increases-presence-in-the-baltic-sea\">Poland closed airspace<\/a> near two of its southeastern cities and its air force and allied forces scrambled jets in response.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on X, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia had fired \u201chundreds of drones and missiles\u201d overnight.<\/p>\n<p>He said the strikes destroyed residential buildings and caused \u201ccivilian casualties\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must maximise the cost of further escalation for Russia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Ukrainian capital was under a \u201cmassive\u201d assault and urged people to stay in shelters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn total, there are five injured,\u201d Klitschko said on the Telegram social media platform, adding that they had been hospitalised.<\/p>\n<p>An independent monitor described the attack on Kyiv as one of the biggest Russian strikes on the capital and the surrounding areas since the full-scale war began.<\/p>\n<p>The Kyiv Post reported that the total number of aerial targets is still being assessed, but described the latest Russian attack as \u201cone of the heaviest they had ever witnessed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-aircraft fire rang out through the night as drones flew over Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>In the southeastern Zaporizhia region, the governor said Russian strikes there had wounded at least four people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, residential buildings and infrastructure are being hit. Once again, it is a war against civilians,\u201d Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine\u2019s presidential office, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be a response to these actions. But the West\u2019s economic blows against Russia must also be stronger,\u201d Yermak said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Poland\u2019s armed forces said they had scrambled fighter jets in its airspace and put ground-based air defence systems on high alert in response to the Russian strikes in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The moves were preventive and aimed at securing Polish airspace and protecting citizens, especially in areas adjacent to Ukraine, the forces said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media reports and independent monitor describe the latest strikes on Ukraine as \u2018one of the heaviest\u2019 since war began. At least nine people have been reported injured as Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital and the surrounding region. 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