Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv, injuring residents

What the report says

Russia carried out a missile attack on Kyiv on Saturday, damaging residential buildings and injuring two people, according to Ukrainian officials cited by Al Jazeera. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said debris from the strike hit a five-storey apartment building in a western district of the capital and also damaged another home. The city’s military administration said a building that houses a kindergarten was also affected.

The attack came after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in a nightly address that Russia was preparing further strikes on energy infrastructure, bridges and other facilities. Officials continued urging residents to stay alert for possible follow-up attacks hours after the bombardment. The report says the strike occurred as Ukraine’s government was pursuing security guarantees from Western allies in discussions in Brussels.

Al Jazeera also noted that the missile attack took place three days before US-led talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at exploring a possible path toward ending the war, which has now lasted more than four years. The article added that US President Donald Trump recently said a deal between Russia and Ukraine could be close, though no agreement has been announced. The broader context remains a pattern of repeated Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, infrastructure and civilian areas amid ongoing diplomacy.