Russia fires over 440 drones and 32 missiles killing at least 15 in devastating attack on Ukraine

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -Russia launched one of its most devastating attacks on Ukraine in recent months, firing over 440 drones and 32 missiles across the country, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday June 17.

The strikes killed at least 15 people, including one U.S. citizen, and injured scores more, with the capital Kyiv suffering some of the heaviest destruction since the start of the war

According to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dozens of civilian locations were targeted in the early morning barrage, including residential buildings, educational institutions, and vital infrastructure. The onslaught caused widespread damage, particularly in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, where a ballistic missile flattened an entire section of a nine-storey apartment building.

“This is pure terrorism,” Zelenskiy said. “The whole world — the United States and Europe — must finally respond as a civilized society would respond to terrorists. Putin continues this war simply because he believes he can.”

Emergency services worked through the rubble, using hoses to douse fires and cranes to rescue residents from damaged buildings. One elderly woman was lowered in a stretcher from a broken window, as residents looked on in horror.