Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles following vow to ‘punish’ Ukraine
Russia launched a significant ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, responding to a previous Ukrainian strike in Luhansk. The assault caused widespread panic among residents, prompting many to seek shelter. Ukrainian officials reported damage to multiple districts and denied responsibility for the earlier attack that Russia cited as justification.
- ▪The missile attack targeted several districts in Kyiv, including Shevchenkivsky, Dniprovsky, and Podilsky.
- ▪Medical teams were dispatched to the affected areas, where there were reports of fires and damage to residential buildings.
- ▪Russia claims the attack is retaliation for a Ukrainian strike that killed 18 people in Luhansk, which Ukraine denies.
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World News Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles following vow to ‘punish’ Ukraine By Daniel Cody Published May 23, 2026, 11:19 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Russia launched a major ballistic missile assault on Kyiv late Saturday, carrying out Moscow’s explicit vow to punish Ukraine for a deadly strike in the occupied east. The barrage shook the capital’s government district and sent residents fleeing into metro stations as sirens warned of an ongoing threat. “The capital has come under a mass ballistic missile attack,” Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.
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