June 18, 2026
Russia attacked Kyiv with missiles and Ukrainian drones hit Moscow's refinery as the both countries exchanged strikes hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with US President Donald Trump and European leaders.
A Reuters witness heard explosions in Kyiv and authorities in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy said one person was killed in a drone attack. Air strike alerts were issued for most of Ukraine's territory.
"The enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic missiles. Stay in safe places until the air raid alert is over!" Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, said in a Telegram post early on Thursday.
The attack on Kyiv is the second this week and came as Zelensky tried to increase pressure on Russia to negotiate an end to its four-year-long war.
