Missile strikes pound Kyiv after Russia vows retaliation
Kyiv experienced a significant missile attack on May 24, resulting in at least five injuries. The assault followed Russia's threats of retaliation for previous strikes in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian officials had warned of a potential major attack, which has now occurred, causing damage to residential areas and prompting residents to seek shelter.
- ▪A large ballistic missile attack struck Kyiv, wounding at least five people.
- ▪The attack affected multiple districts, including Shevchenkivsky, Dniprovsky, and Podilsky.
- ▪Ukrainian authorities had previously warned of a possible significant Russian airstrike after a drone barrage targeted Russian-occupied areas.
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Smoke rises as the glow from fires light the sky during a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2026. EVGEN KOTENKO / AFP A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv early on Sunday, May 24, authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. Loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, causing a residential building near the government district to shake, while dozens took shelter in an underground metro station in the city center, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists. "The capital has come under a mass ballistic missile attack," Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.
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