People take shelter in a metro station during a Russian drone and missile attack, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 23, 2025.
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An overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv injured at least five civilians, sparked fires in residential areas and damaged an entrance to a metro station, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday (June 23, 2025).
Metro stations are used as bomb shelters in Ukraine during Russian attacks.
Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war have stalled, with the last direct meeting between the two sides almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks scheduled.
“Another massive attack on the capital. Possibly, several waves of enemy drones,” said a statement from Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration.
Two people were hospitalised in the Solomianski district, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and two others were injured in the Sviatochinski district, Mr. Tkachenko later said.
The latest strikes came after Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky vowed to intensify strikes on Russia.
“We will not just sit in defence. Because this brings nothing and eventually leads to the fact that we still retreat, lose people and territories,” he told reporters. Mr. Syrsky said Ukraine would continue its strikes on Russian military targets, which he said had proved “effective”. “Of course, we will continue. We will increase the scale and depth,” he said.
Published – June 23, 2025 08:23 am IST
