Hundreds of Russian drones flying from all directions attacked Kyiv overnight into Thursday in an apparent new Russian tactic, marking a second consecutive night of ferocious attacks on Ukraine.

By night, Kyiv becomes a battleground as Russia unleashes relentless drone and missile attacks that chase much of the population underground for safety. (AP Video by Vasilisa Stepanenko) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.

KYIV (Reuters) -Kyiv will allocate 260 million hryvnias ($6.2 million) for a drone interceptor program to defend the capital's skies from Russian drones, city authorities said on Friday.

A t least two people were killed in Kyiv and 16 others were injured across Ukraine in an overnight Russian drone and missile bombardment, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday morning.

For 23-year-old Oleksandra Ymanets, seeking shelter in a Kyiv metro station each night has become routine. Ymanets, who has a 10-month-old son, says the shelter in the subway feels safer than her home at night.

Other Kyiv residents expressed resignation over the steady rhythm of attacks that has increased since diplomatic efforts to end the war, now in its fourth year, stalled. Many said they were grateful to the country's soldiers for making it possible for life and work to continue in Kyiv.

A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage verified by Reuters.

Secretary Rubio expressed “disappointment and frustration” with the lack of progress in Ukraine peace talks after meeting with his Russian counterpart, Lavrov.

We have verified multiple videos showing a deadly strike at Deir al-Balah in central Gaza early this morning which local reports say killed at least 15 people including eight children and two women. People queueing for nutritional supplements were among the dead, according to Gaza’s al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital.

Ukraine has received all necessary political signals for U.S. military aid to resume, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday after what he described as constructive talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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