Russia pounds Kyiv and Dnipro in massive overnight barrage; 22 killed
Russia fired 73 missiles and 656 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and toppling an apartment block, Ukrainian officials said. Moscow says it struck only military and defence-industry targets in retaliation for a Ukrainian attack.
The summary above is a neutral framing. Below, each side reports the same story in its own words — judge for yourself.
Kyiv and Western outlets report a deadly escalation — 22 civilians killed and 138 wounded, an apartment building destroyed — as Russia exploits Ukraine's shortage of air defences and Zelensky pleads for more Western support.
Moscow says the barrage hit only Ukraine's military-industrial complex and air bases — a retaliatory strike for Kyiv's 'terrorist act' in Starobelsk — and claims Kyiv's silence on the damage proves the strikes were effective.