A series of powerful explosions thundered across the darkened city in an attack that involved 41 missiles of various types and ravaged buildings across several districts.
Residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket and a dormitory were among the structures damaged, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, adding that three people were in a serious condition.
Meanwhile, Poland’s Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X that the attack “shows how detached from reality are the voices calling for reduced support for Ukraine or a slowdown in the modernisation of the Polish armed forces”.
“That is why we are doing our best to ensure that Russian missiles never reach Polish territory and that our security is never put at risk”, he noted.
In his Sunday’s post, Zelensky also wrote that over the past week Russia had attacked Ukraine using around 1,450 strike drones, more than 1,640 guided bombs and 99 missiles of various types.
He said Ukrainian forces struck three oil depots and a fuel facility in Russia's southern Stavropol region, adding that three Russian tankers from the "shadow fleet" had also been struck in the Black Sea.
Russian forces have stepped up ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv and other cities in recent weeks as Ukraine struggles with a critical shortage of U.S.-designed air defences.
Last week, Zelensky said the U.S. and Ukraine have reached a political agreement on licences to make Patriot interceptor missiles. He added that he hoped production could begin by the end of the year.
"Protection against ballistic missiles is our constant and top priority right now," Zelenskiy said, adding that "Interceptors are needed every day".
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Source: PAP, Reuters