Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17
A massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and surrounding regions resulted in 17 deaths and dozens of injuries. President Zelenskyy highlighted the urgent need for more air defense interceptors to protect civilian infrastructure from ongoing ballistic strikes.
Why it matters
The attack underscores the critical shortage of air defense systems in Ukraine and the human cost of the ongoing conflict as Russia intensifies its strikes on civilian and logistics infrastructure.
August 5 | Duration 3:59 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding area left 17 people dead and dozens more injured. The latest Russian strikes come as Ukraine struggles with a limited number of key interceptors. Social Sharing Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The attack was the latest in a series of large-scale Russian ballistic missile strikes that have become near-routine this summer. The intensified barrages are exploiting Ukraine's critical shortage of interceptor missiles for the U.S.-made Patriot systems, the sole air defence system in its arsenal able to shoot down ballistic missiles.
Zelenskyy has pleaded with other countries to send more of the ammunition made scarcer by the Iran war.
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