Russian missile barrage on Kyiv leaves at least six dead
Overnight Russian strikes hit Kyiv and its region, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, as President Zelenskyy faces a fresh corruption scandal within his administration.
Russia unleashed a heavy missile bombardment on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight into Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, Ukrainian authorities said.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the missile attack struck residential areas and warehouses. City military authorities reported that residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution were damaged, with five people killed and 23 wounded in the capital. In the Brovary district of the wider Kyiv region, one man was killed and another wounded when an industrial facility was hit, regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said, adding that emergency services were working to extinguish the resulting fire. Ukraine's air force had earlier warned that Russian Kalibr cruise missiles were passing over the village of Kagarlyk en route to the capital.
The previous day, a Russian drone struck a minibus in Kherson, killing four people, while a Banderol drone-missile hit police headquarters in Zhytomyr, killing two officers and wounding at least 20 others.
Scandal within Zelenskyy's administration
The latest strikes on Kyiv came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy contends with a renewed corruption scandal reaching into his administration. Zelenskyy dismissed senior aide Iryna Mudra by decree after Ukrainian media reported her home was searched as part of a money-laundering investigation. The Nabu anti-corruption agency said it was probing a criminal scheme involving senior officials from the presidential office, part of a broader corruption crackdown that has run for months.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has continued long-range strikes into Russia, killing two people in the border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk last week when drones hit vehicles. The strikes have also disrupted Russia's fuel sector, causing shortages and long queues at petrol stations. Moscow confirmed this week it is importing refined petroleum products, including from India and east Asia, to help stabilise domestic supply.
