Russia Hammers Ukraine With 12-Hour Drone–Missile Barrage; Kyiv Bears the Brunt

Russia unleashed one of the war’s longest and biggest air assaults overnight into Sunday, September 28, firing nearly 600 attack drones alongside close to 50 missiles in a 12-hour onslaught that killed at least four people—including a 12-year-old girl—and injured dozens more. Kyiv took the hardest hit as firefighters battled block-wide blazes and residents huddled in metro stations until dawn.

Ukrainian air defenses had a busy night: the Air Force reported downing the vast majority of incoming drones and missiles, yet sheer volume let dozens slip through, punching into apartments and civic infrastructure across five Kyiv districts. A cardiology clinic, a medical facility, a kindergarten, and residential block

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