Updated / Sunday, 28 Sep 2025 12:07
Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine this morning, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, in one of the most sustained attacks on the capital since the war began.
Neighbouring Poland closed its airspace near two southeastern cities and its air force scrambled jets in response until the danger had passed.
Ukraine’s military said that Russia launched 595 drones and 48 missiles overnight and its air defences shot down 568 drones and 43 missiles.
It noted that the main target of the strike was the capital Kyiv.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack, which lasted more than 12 hours, damaged a cardiology clinic, factories and residential buildings.
Russia’s defence ministry has said that it had carried out a “massive” attack on Ukraine using long-range air and sea-based weapons and drones to target military infrastructure, including airfields.
Moscow has denied targeting civilians in its war against Ukraine, although thousands have been killed and residential areas extensively damaged by its attacks.
Zelensky urges international partners to act
Mr Zelensky has again urged the international community to act decisively to cut off Russia’s energy revenues that fund its invasion.
Ukraine has so far failed to convince US President Donald Trump to impose punitive sanctions on Moscow.
“The time for decisive action is long overdue, and we count on a strong response from the United States, Europe, the G7, and the G20,” he said on the Telegram messaging app.
Kyiv awoke to loud explosions, drones flying overhead and air defences booming.
Smoke from one of the strike sites drifted across the morning sky as the air raid alert ended at 9.13am local time (6.13am Irish time), nearly seven hours after it began.
