BREAKING: Russia Launch Air Strike on Ukraine’s Government Building

Russia launched 810 drones in largest attack since the war began.
A government building in Kyiv was hit for the first time.
An infant and a young woman were among the casualties in Kyiv.

Russia has carried out its biggest aerial assault since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, deploying over 800 drones in a coordinated overnight attack into Sunday. The strike marked the first time a government building in Kyiv was directly hit.

According to reports retrieved by EKO HOT BLOG, Moscow launched 810 drones, along with four ballistic missiles and nine cruise missiles. While air defenses intercepted most of them, at least 54 drones and nine missiles successfully struck targets across the country, surpassing the scale of a previous record attack in July.

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Tragically, at least two civilians lost their lives in the assault, including an infant, after several residential buildings in Kyiv were hit. The city was placed under an air-raid siren for 11 straight hours as emergency services scrambled to respond.

One of the targets was a key government building that houses the Prime Minister’s office and other ministries, located within Kyiv’s government quarter, near the parliament and close to the President’s office.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko confirmed the unprecedented strike on the seat of government.

Russia Airstrike on Ukraine — Ukraine’s Government Building

“For the first time, the Government building, its roof, and upper floors were damaged by enemy attacks,” she said, adding that emergency workers were battling fires at the scene.
“We will rebuild the buildings. But the lives lost cannot be brought back. Every day, the enemy terrorizes and kills our people across the country,” she added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strikes, describing the assault as a “vile” act.

“These killings, especially now when true diplomacy could have been initiated long ago, represent a calculated crime and an extension of the war,” he said.

“The world can stop the Kremlin’s criminals from continuing the killings all it takes is the political will,” Zelensky added.

Svyrydenko also described the strikes as a “massive attack,” noting that aside from Kyiv, the cities of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kremenchuk, and Odesa were all targeted.

Kyiv’s Mayor, Vitali Klitschko, provided more details on the damage caused in the capital. He confirmed that a nine-storey apartment building in Sviatoshynskyi District was severely damaged, with four floors partially destroyed.

“Also in Sviatoshynskyi district, debris hit a 16-story residential building, causing fires on the 15th and 16th floors,” Klitschko said.

He added that two other multi-storey buildings in the same area and one in the Darnytskyi district also caught fire.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, confirmed the death of an infant found under rubble in the Sviatoshynskyi area. Klitschko also noted that a young woman was among those killed.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Services (SES) said at least 18 people were wounded in the attack, which it also described as a “massive assault.” The agency released images showing heavily damaged buildings and emergency personnel working amid smoke and debris.

Meanwhile, Poland activated its air defense systems and scrambled allied aircraft after Russian missile activity was detected near its border with western Ukraine, according to the country’s armed forces.

“Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace,” Poland’s operational command said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
“Ground-based air defense and radar systems have been brought to the highest level of readiness.”

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