A Russian missile attack killed at least 3 people and wounded 15 in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed.
The strikes occurred in the early hours of Saturday, setting off more than a dozen large explosions that echoed across the city, witnesses told Reuters.
Residents were trapped in damaged buildings in the Shevchenkivskyi and Solomyanskyi districts, Klitschko said. All 15 injured—including two boys aged 13 and 17—were taken to hospital, with one in critical condition.
Fires and damage were also reported in several other districts, including burning warehouses in Darnytskyi and debris falling on buildings in Holosiivskyi. Emergency services remained on site as rescue efforts continued.
Russia has intensified attacks on Kyiv in recent months, exploiting Ukraine's shortage of air-defense systems capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged allies for more support and is in talks with the United States about obtaining a license to produce Patriot interceptor missiles.
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations were ongoing but that Washington had not agreed to the proposal and needed to be "very careful about letting somebody make them," despite earlier this month saying he had agreed to grant Ukraine a license.
"You have to be very bright, but very careful," Trump said on Friday. "We haven't agreed to that right now. We're talking about it, but it's very hard to give that technology away. And I don't think that's going to happen, but there are certain people that if you give that technology to, someday they may turn on you."
Ukraine has endured several deadly Russian aerial attacks this week, including a series of strikes across the country early Thursday that killed 8 people, including children.
