A fire has broken out at a group of buildings housing Ukraine’s cabinet in central Kyiv amid a massive Russian drone strike on the capital city.
Russia launched a record number of 805 drones and 13 missiles on Ukrainian cities, according to the Ukrainian air force.
Vladimir Putin has so far largely refrained from targeting government buildings in Kyiv’s historic centre, meaning a direct hit on the administrative complex would be an escalation in the more than three-year war.
Russian drone debris also struck four-story residential buildings in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts, according to mayor Vitallii Klitschko, with the attack as a whole killing two people, including a 1-year-old child.
“For the first time, the government building was damaged by an enemy attack, including the roof and upper floors,” said Ukraine’s prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
It is the second time Putin has launched a mass Russian drone and missile attack targeting Kyiv in the span of two weeks, despite claiming to want a peaceful end to the war.
Earlier, sources close to Donald Trump were quoted as saying the US president has become increasingly “pessimistic” about the prospect of ending the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia launches swarm of drones on five Ukrainian cities
Russia launched a record number of drones overnight on Ukraine that killed at least two people in Kyiv and left smoke rising from the roof of a key government building.
“Russia carried out another massive strike on Ukraine,” Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in a post on Telegram.
She said Russia targeted Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kremenchuk, and Odesa in the overnight attack.
“For the first time, as a result of an enemy attack, the government building was damaged — its roof and upper floors. Rescuers are extinguishing the fire. I thank them for their work,” she added.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 08:05
Second mass drone attack in two weeks
Sunday’s attack is the second mass Russian drone and missile attack to target Kyiv in the span of two weeks, as hopes for peace talks wane.
The attack comes after European leaders pressed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to work to end the war after 26 of Ukraine’s allies pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once the fighting ends.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is ready to meet Putin to negotiate a peace agreement, and has urged US president Donald Trump to impose punishing sanctions on Russia to push it to end the war.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 08:00
Russia launches largest drone attack on Ukraine
Russia overnight launched the largest Russian drone strike on Ukrainian cities since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, said Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Force.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 805 drones and decoys, the official said.
Ukraine shot down and neutralized 747 drones and 4 missiles, according to a statement from the Air Force.
There were nine missile hits and 56 drone strikes in 37 locations across Ukraine. Debris from shot-down drones and missiles fell on 8 locations.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 07:49
Russia strikes Ukrainian government building for the first time in war
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 07:31
Ukraine’s government building hit for the first time in war
Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said for the first time that a “government building was damaged by an enemy attack, including the roof and upper floors”.
She added: “We will restore the buildings, but lost lives cannot be returned. The world must respond to this destruction not only with words, but with actions. There is a need to strengthen sanctions pressure — primarily against Russian oil and gas.”
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 07:03
Ukraine says it attacked Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia’s Bryansk region
Ukraine attacked the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia’s Bryansk region, the commander of Ukraine’s drone forces, Robert Brovdi, said this morning.
In a Telegram post, Mr Brovdi said that “comprehensive fire damage” was inflicted on the pipeline.
The transit pipeline supplies Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 06:53
Russia launches record number of drones on Ukraine
Russia launched 805 drones and 13 missiles overnight on Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian air force.
The mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital today killed at least two people and left smoke rising from the roof of a key government building.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 06:48
Russia launches hundreds of drones on Ukraine
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 06:45
‘Deliberately hitting civilian facilities’, says Ukrainian official
Kyiv’s military administration head Tymur Tkachenko said the Russian forces were “deliberately hitting civilian facilities”.
He urged Kyiv residents to remain in shelters.
A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital today killed at least two people and left smoke rising from the roof of a key government building.
Explosions were reportedly heard again in Kyiv around 6.05am local time.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 06:41
Russia strikes Zelensky’s hometown
As well as hitting Kyiv overnight, Russian forces targeted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, where three infrastructure facilities were hit.
Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city’s defence council, said in a post on Telegram: “Missile threat has ended. Hits recorded at three locations. Transport and city infrastructure facilities, private sector.”
He added that emergency rescue operations were underway at all affected sites.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar7 September 2025 06:16
