Nine killed, 33 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv and surrounding region

A wave of Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv and its surrounding region overnight, killing at least nine people and injuring 33 others. Apartment blocks, warehouses, a children's hospital, and a school were damaged in the attack. Emergency crews pulled people trapped under the rubble, including two survivors.

The strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv's districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility, and an educational institution. According to the Associated Press, Russia has intensified ballistic missile attacks on the capital to constrain Kyiv's air defense stocks.

US President Donald Trump had authorised Ukraine to obtain licences to manufacture Patriot air defence systems, but later reversed the decision, as reported by multiple outlets. Romania and Poland also reported incidents related to the conflict, with a drone crossing into Romanian territory and triggering an air alert siren, and Poland beginning defensive air operations to protect its airspace.

Brief written by urgent.news from Euronews, BBC World, Associated Press, Winnipeg Free Press, Kyiv Independent — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.