Russia Just Unleashed One of the Biggest Air Assaults of the Entire War on Kyiv — Nearly 500 Drones and 74 Missiles in a Single Night

Russia answered Ukraine's refinery strikes with fury: nearly 500 drones and 74 missiles slammed into Kyiv overnight in one of the largest air assaults since the invasion began. Ukraine's air defenses stopped many, but ballistic missiles punched through, hitting apartment blocks, hotels, and hospitals. The tactic was deliberate — swarms of cheap drones to exhaust Ukraine's drained interceptor stocks, clearing a path for the missiles. Kyiv is again pleading with the West for air defenses as the war escalates on both sides.