Four killed in Russian air attack on Ukraine

A combined missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded at least 15 overnight into Saturday, according to the head of the regional administration for the Ukrainian capital. 

Three of the wounded were in critical condition, of whom two were undergoing surgery, Mykola Kalashnyk reported on Saturday. The attack hit four districts, damaging residential buildings, educational institutions, enterprises and critical infrastructure, Kalashnyk added in a social media post. 

He said the Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Mykolaiv ⁠regions were also targeted in an attack that included ​around 430 drones and 68 missiles, most of which were ​downed by air defences. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the main target for the overnight strikes was “the energy infrastructure of the Kyiv region.” He said Russia launched around 430 drones of various types during the night, as well as 68 missiles. 

The strikes came days after the U.S. postponed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine scheduled for this week, citing the war in the Middle East. 

"Russia will try to exploit the war in the Middle East to cause even greater destruction here in ​Europe, in Ukraine," Zelenskiy wrote on X, asking Kyiv's ​allies to boost production of critical air-defence weapons. 

Russia has carried out regular air ​strikes on Ukrainian ​towns and ⁠cities behind the front line of its four-year-old war, including on energy facilities and ​critical infrastructure. 

Ukraine's energy ministry said on Saturday that ​consumers ⁠in six regions were without power after Moscow's overnight strikes and shelling of front-line areas. 

The attack also prompted NATO ⁠member ​Poland to scramble jets to protect ​its airspace, but no violations were observed, Warsaw's military said on Saturday. 

References: 

Reuters. (2026, March 14). Four killed in Russian air attack on Kyiv region, officials say. https://www.reuters.com/world/four-killed-russian-air-attack-kyiv-region-officials-say-2026-03-14/ 

Associated Press. (2026, March 14). Russian strike on the Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds at least 15, with peace talks stalled.https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-attack-4aed3cc6ff151c82a474acaf1a3a05ff