A Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight killed at least five people and wounded at least 34, according to Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). Details on the target type and whether additional strikes occurred are not yet available.
The death toll from the Russian strike on Kyiv overnight has risen to at least five with at least 34 wounded, according to a report by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The new figures, reported just after 07:00 Jerusalem, update earlier reports that had put the toll at two dead and 16 wounded across Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, as The Zioneer reported at 02:08 and again at 06:00 Jerusalem. The attack, first reported at 02:08 as a combined missile and drone assault, was later characterized as involving ballistic missiles, with fires breaking out across the city. The overnight strike follows a large-scale Russian assault on June 15 that killed at least eight in Kharkiv and Kyiv and a separate 'double-tap' attack that killed five rescue workers in Kharkiv, as The Zioneer reported at 14:53 that day. The type of munition used in this latest attack, the specific target in Kyiv, and whether additional strikes occurred in other cities have not yet been reported. The initial report was sourced to a single journalist's post; no official Ukrainian confirmation has been cited in this intake.
The Zioneer has been tracking the overnight attack since 02:08 Jerusalem, when the first report described a combined missile and drone assault on Kyiv, citing a Reuters report carried by N12. By 02:08, a second bulletin specified ballistic missiles, and a third reported fires across the city. At 06:00, a fourth bulletin confirmed at least two dead and 16 wounded across Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine. The current death toll of five with at least 34 wounded in Kyiv represents a higher concentration of casualties in the capital than previously reported, but the source remains a single journalist's post, with no official Ukrainian confirmation cited.
As The Zioneer reported on June 15, a large-scale Russian assault using approximately 40 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles, and more than 600 drones killed at least eight in Kharkiv and Kyiv, with Ukrainian air defense intercepting only 14 of 74 missiles — one of the lowest rates in months. A separate 'double-tap' strike in Kharkiv that same day killed five rescue workers responding to an initial hit.
The specific munition type used in this overnight attack has not been specified, nor has the precise target in Kyiv. It is not yet known whether additional strikes occurred in other Ukrainian cities, and no Ukrainian official has publicly confirmed or commented on the latest casualty figures.
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