Russia's Largest Drone Attack on Kyiv: Injuries, Damage, and Chemical Weapons Allegations

Massive Drone and Missile Assault on Kyiv

• 💥 Kyiv experienced its largest drone attack of the war overnight, with Russia launching 539 drones and 11 missiles.
• 🤕 At least 23 people were injured, and buildings across the capital sustained damage, affecting six of the city's ten districts.
• 🇵🇱 The Polish embassy in central Kyiv reported damage to its consular section, though no staff were harmed.
• 🏠 One woman described her apartment block as being hit and now uninhabitable.

Political Context and Denials

• 📞 The attack occurred hours after a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, which Trump described as "disappointing."
• 🇷🇺 The Kremlin maintains its objective to address the conflict's root causes, while Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called the attack "deliberately massive and cynical."
• 🚫 Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians and accuse each other of using illegal munitions.

Allegations of Chemical Weapons Use

• ⚠️ Dutch and German intelligence agencies reported evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine.
• 🧪 This includes dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers out of trenches, a tactic the US first accused Russia of using in May of the previous year.
• 🔍 Reuters has not independently verified the use of banned chemical substances by either side.