Major missile attack targets Kyiv in Russian revenge over dormitory strike

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24 May, 2026 01:39 AMQuick Read

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Residents take shelter in a metro station in central Kyiv during a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital today. Photo / Ania Tsoukanova, AFP

A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv today, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

Loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, while dozens of people took shelter in an underground metro station in the city centre.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of
the Kyiv City Military Administration, posted online: “The capital has come under a mass ballistic missile attack”.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said five people had been wounded and one of them hospitalised, adding: “There are currently reports of at least four locations affected by the attack … Fires and damage to residential buildings are preliminarily reported.

“A strike drone attack is ongoing; the ballistic missile threat remains present. Stay in shelters!”