Published: 16:49, June 23, 2025
Ukraine says Russian raids kill at least 6, injures 19
By Xinhua
This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service on June 23, 2025 shows rescuers evacuating local residents from the damaged building following night Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv. (PHOTO / AFP)

KYIV - An overnight drone and missile attack by Russia killed at least six people and injured 19 others in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday, said the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko.

The strikes ignited fires across the city, damaged the entrance to a metro station in the western Sviatoshynskyi district and part of a five-storey apartment building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district, said Klitschko.

As of Monday morning, about 400 search and rescue personnel with 100 units of equipment have been deployed at two sites in the city to address the aftermath of the attack, said Ukraine's State Service for Emergencies.

Russia launched 352 drones, 11 ballistic missiles Iskander M/KN-23 and five cruise missiles Iskander-K at Ukraine overnight, with Kyiv as the main target, said the Ukrainian Air Force.

READ MORE: Russia, Ukraine complete another prisoner swap

The air defense forces intercepted 354 aerial targets, including 10 ballistic missiles and five cruise missiles, it said.