Putin Unleashes Devastation: Kyiv Hit by Massive Combined Russian Attack

Kyiv was rocked by a massive Russian missile and drone assault early Friday as Putin’s forces targeted the capital with devastating strikes. At least one person was killed and 15 injured, including a pregnant woman, while fires broke out across Kyiv’s suburbs. Authorities warned of power and water outages as air defences engaged the incoming barrage. On the frontlines, Russian TOS-2 and TOS-1A systems struck Ukrainian positions with thermobaric and heavy flamethrower attacks, while propaganda UAVs dropped leaflets urging Ukrainian troops to surrender. The strikes come amid ongoing EU pressure on Ukraine over corruption, but Putin’s offensive shows no signs of slowing.
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00:00Flashes of fire tore through Kyiv's pre-dawn sky on Friday, jolting residents awake as Russia

00:14unleashed a sweeping barrage of missiles and drones across the capital.

00:19At least one person was killed and 15 wounded, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said on Telegram, describing

00:26a night of explosions, collapsing roofs and frantic dashes into shelters.

00:32Klitschko warned that air defences were locked in intense action as the assault continued,

00:37urging residents to remain underground until authorities lifted the alert.

00:44Among the injured was a pregnant woman. In Bielatserkva, south of the capital, a 55-year-old

00:50man suffered severe thermal burns and was hospitalised in critical condition.

00:56Fires erupted in private homes across Kyiv's outskirts as debris from intercepted missiles

01:01rained down. City officials cautioned that outages in water and electricity supplies were possible,

01:08while emergency teams worked to contain the damage to critical infrastructure.

01:13The overnight strike came at a delicate moment for Kyiv.

01:17European Union officials this week pressed Ukraine to accelerate its anti-corruption drive

01:22after a major graft scandal involving senior nuclear energy officials.

01:28Even so, Brussels reassured Kyiv that aid would continue flowing

01:32as the country strains to hold the front against Russia.

01:36Moscow, for its part, accused Ukraine of escalating attacks deep inside Russian territory.

01:42Officials in the Black Sea port of Novorossysk said a Ukrainian drone strike damaged a ship in port,

01:49residential buildings and an oil depot, injuring three crew members aboard the targeted vessel.

01:56Along the front lines, Russia intensified pressure.

02:00In the Krasny-Lyman direction, Zapad Group's TOS-2 Toschka crews

02:04launched what they called devastating strikes on Ukrainian positions.

02:08Further south, Center Group forces used a TOS-1A Sontsepyok heavy flamethrower system

02:15to destroy a fortified Ukrainian stronghold with a thermobaric hit, according to Russian military reporting.

02:22The battle extended into psychological warfare.

02:26UAV teams from the 5th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, named after A.V. Zakarchenko,

02:32part of the Tento Group, dropped another wave of propaganda leaflets over Dimitrov in the Donetsk

02:38People's Republic, urging Ukrainian troops to surrender voluntarily to Russian units.

02:44By morning, smoke still drifted over Kyiv's skyline as residents cautiously emerged from shelters,

02:50unsure whether the barrage had ended or merely paused. The night's violence served as another

02:56reminder that neither the capital nor the front lines can expect respite anytime soon. Only the

03:02constant unsettling rhythm of a war that continues to widen its reach.

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