Russia Strikes Kyiv With 368 Missiles and Drones, Killing At Least 9 People, Injuring Dozens

According to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service (SES), the Russian barrage targeted multiple residential districts in Kyiv with ballistic and cruise missiles as well as explosive-laden drones, SES reported on June 23.

UPD. As of 12:29 p.m., the number of injured in the Russian strike on Kyiv increased to 31, rescuers pulled another killed in the Russian strike from the rubble, the Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, reported.

UPD2. As of 4:09 p.m., Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the body of the 9th victim of the Russian strike on Kyiv was pulled out of the rubble.

Authorities confirmed that several missiles made direct hits, sparking large fires, destroying apartment buildings, and striking civilian infrastructure, including a private hospital.

“Several districts of the capital came under attack,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. “In Shevchenkivskyi district, a five-story residential building suffered a direct hit and was engulfed in flames. 22 people were injured in the Russian strike on Kyiv.”

In addition, reportedly, the downed cruise missiles were cluster missiles, detonating on the ground, according to the military-affiliated Telegram channel “Polkovnik GSH.”

SES reported that at least six people were killed in the Shevchenkivskyi neighborhood alone. Ten others were rescued from the rubble by emergency teams, who are continuing search-and-rescue operations. “According to our information, there are still people trapped under the debris,” the agency said.

In the Solomianskyi district, the roof of a business center caught fire, while in the Sviatoshynskyi district, the explosion shattered windows and damaged an entrance to a subway station. No injuries were reported in that area.

Explosions were also heard across other neighborhoods, including Podilskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Darnytskyi. According to eyewitnesses and social media reports, damage was reported to the Kyiv National Economic University and the National Technical University of Ukraine (KPI).

The strikes hit multiple towns across the Kyiv region outside the capital, including Bila Tserkva, Boryspil, and Bucha districts.

Officials confirmed that a private hospital in Bila Tserkva sustained a direct hit, killing one and wounding eight others. Two emergency workers were also injured while responding to the scene.

Ukrainian singer Taras Topolia, frontman of the band “Antytila,” reported that his Kyiv apartment was heavily damaged in the blast.

“Everything inside the apartment was destroyed,” Topolia wrote on Facebook.

“The shockwave bent the steel-reinforced doors. Thankfully, no one was hurt. But the building across from us took a direct hit. There are victims. May they rest in peace.”

Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched a total of 368 aerial threats during the night, including ballistic and cruise missiles, Shahed suicide drones, and other UAVs.

The country’s air defenses intercepted 354 of those, including:

• 7 out of 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (3 others lost to tracking)

• All 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles

• 146 out of 352 drones (an additional 193 drones lost to tracking systems)

Despite the rate, six direct hits were confirmed, with debris falling in 25 separate locations across Kyiv and the region.

More than 400 emergency personnel and over 100 units of heavy machinery have been deployed to manage the aftermath, including rescue operations, fire suppression, and debris clearance.

Work is still ongoing at two major strike locations in the capital. A coordination center has been established to provide psychological and medical assistance to victims and survivors.

Earlier, Russian forces launched a massive drone strike against the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, causing widespread fires, damaging multiple residential buildings, killing one person, and injuring at least 14 people, including three emergency responders.

More than 10 Shahed-type drones struck the city in a concentrated barrage that triggered over a dozen fires. One of the worst-hit sites was a four-story residential building completely engulfed in flames.

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