A large-scale Russian missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday killed at least nine people and wounded more than 30 others, according to reports from Yahoo!ニュース and TBS NEWS DIG. Ukrainian air defenses managed to intercept only a single incoming ballistic missile during the assault, leaving the capital largely exposed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the limited defensive response, stating that just one missile was shot down, as reported by テレ朝NEWS. The strike also caused damage to the Lithuanian embassy in the capital, according to 日本経済新聞. The exact number of missiles launched in the attack was not specified in the available reporting.
The failure to stop the incoming projectiles has raised questions about the state of Ukraine's air defense capabilities. 時事ドットコム reports that the incident may point to a shortage of interceptor missiles, a concern that has grown as Russia continues its aerial campaign against Ukrainian cities. The inability to engage multiple targets simultaneously suggests either a lack of available munitions or a gap in coverage over the capital.
This attack marks one of the deadliest single strikes on Kyiv in recent weeks, with the death toll and injuries confirmed across multiple outlets. The damage to a foreign diplomatic mission adds an international dimension to the assault, though no further details on the extent of that damage were provided in the source material.
The coming days will likely see renewed calls from Ukrainian officials for additional air defense systems and interceptor missiles from Western allies, as the country struggles to protect its urban centers from repeated ballistic missile barrages.
