Kyiv is ablaze with smoke and flames. Hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles, and hypersonic weapons have been launched at the Ukrainian capital.
Kyiv was hit by hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles.
Marina Sovina (night editor)

Photo: Thomas Peter / Reuters
On the night of June 15, a massive combined attack was launched against
Kyiv , according to the Telegram channel "War Correspondents of the Russian Spring" (RusVesna).
According to estimates, the attack involved approximately 480 attack drones, approximately 28 Kh-101 air-launched cruise missiles, at least seven Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, and Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile systems with high-explosive fragmentation warheads. As a result, more than 40 targets were hit, despite the active operation of air defense systems.
The Ukrainian Air Force Command
estimated this morning that 70 missiles of various types and 611 drones had been launched at Ukraine. The enemy claimed to have shot down 50 missiles and 582 drones.
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Local residents are complaining of acrid smoke from the fires that have broken out. Residents say it's now very difficult to breathe in Kyiv. At the time of writing, a number of fires have yet to be extinguished.
Before the attack, Kyiv residents
went underground. To wait out the strikes in relative comfort, residents set up tents and camp beds at metro stations.
The strike left some Kyiv residents without power and cinemas.
In Kyiv, 140,000 customers
were left without power, according to
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital . The official attributed the outage to damage to power lines. However, he did not specify when the damage from the air raid would be repaired.
According to the publication "Strana," the building of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine, located on Khreshchatyk Street, was damaged in the attack . Windows were shattered and the façade was damaged.
Photo: Anna Voitenko / Reuters
In addition to Kyiv and the Kyiv region,
Dnipropetrovsk , Mykolaiv,
Kharkiv , and
Odesa were attacked . At the moment the strike began, live missiles
exploded during an attempted launch in the latter city . Multiple explosions were heard at the scene, and a large number of ambulances were dispatched to the scene. According to the Telegram channel "Typical Odesa," the incident occurred near the airport. "Something is burning in the field after the explosion and continues to detonate," witnesses claimed.
Kyiv residents rioted against the Shopping Center amid an air raid.
Last night in Kyiv
was marked by a mass protest against the actions of the TRC (territorial recruitment centers, equivalent to a military enlistment office –
Lenta.ru note ). Despite an air raid siren, a crowd of residents in the Desnyansky district protested against forced mobilization and attempted to recapture their "victim" from the military enlistment officers. Police arrived on the scene and sprayed the protesters with tear gas.
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Later, reports
emerged that one of the detainees was the commander of a Ukrainian Armed Forces combat unit. A platoon of his subordinates arrived to the officer's rescue, and during the ensuing fight, the TCC representatives were beaten and tied up, and one of the officers had his service weapon confiscated. This information has not been confirmed.
In the morning, Kyiv police attempted to smooth over the conflict.
They claimed there was no conflict, and that law enforcement officers had merely detained a persistent traffic violator, who also happened to be "a person violating mobilization laws." He was taken in handcuffs to the district shopping center.