Russian Missile And Drone Barrage Kills Four
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Russian Missile And Drone Barrage Kills Four — Kyiv
Ukraine says Russia pounded country with “hundreds” of drones and missiles overnight. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga: “Russia launched another massive air attack on Ukrainian cities while people were sleeping” Russia warned NATO against taking sterner action in response to alleged incursions into airspace covered by the military alliance. Poland scrambled fighter jets in its airspace and put ground-based air defense systems on high alert to respond to Russia’s strikes, armed forces say.
The attacks came after Russia warned NATO against taking sterner action in response to alleged incursions into airspace covered by the military alliance.
The barrage also followed the revelation by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kyiv had received a U.S.-made Patriot air defense system from Israel for use against Russian assaults.
“Russia launched another massive air attack on Ukrainian cities while people were sleeping,” Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said on X.
“Again, hundreds of drones and missiles, destroying residential buildings and causing civilian casualties,” he said.
He posted footage of flames bursting from the windows of a multistory apartment block, with Sybiga blaming the blaze on the attack.
Timur Tkachenko, head of the military administration in the capital Kyiv, had said early reports pointed to “three fatalities”, “including a 12-year-old girl killed by Russians”, before swiftly revising the toll upwards to four after what he said was the discovery of a victim’s body.
More deaths could be uncovered as rescuers went about their jobs, he warned.
In the wider Kyiv region surrounding the capital, the Russian strikes left at least 27 wounded, Mykola Kalachnyk, the military administration’s head said on Telegram. The governor of the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region said Russian strikes there had injured at least four people.
Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, accused Moscow of waging a “war against civilians”, urging greater action from Kyiv’s Western allies.
“There will be a response to these actions. But the West’s economic blows against Russia must also be stronger,” Yermak said.
Poland’s armed forces said on X that Warsaw had scrambled fighter jets in its airspace and put ground-based air defense systems on high alert in response to Russia’s strikes.
The moves were preventive and aimed at securing Polish airspace and protecting citizens, especially in areas close to Ukraine, they said.
Source: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/28/russian-missile-and-drone-barrage-kills-four-kyiv-a90646