New Russian drone attacks against Kyiv

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Lerato Khumalo

Ukraine war

New Russian drone attacks against Kyiv

Updated on June 8th, 2025 – 10:18 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.

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The Ukrainian capital has once again become the goal of massive Russian drone attacks. (Archive image) (Source: Efrem Lukatsky/AP/dpa/dpa picture)

Russian swarms of drone again reach Ukraine. The goal is once again the capital.

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has again become the goal of massive Russian drone attacks late in the evening. The air defense was active, reported both the Ukrainian Air Force and the regional military administration. In view of the drone swarms that had previously been seen before, air alarm had been triggered at an early stage. There were initially no information about any damage or victims of the attacks.

In addition to Kyiv, air alarm was also triggered in a number of other areas of Ukraine. This was true, among others, for Sumy, Tschernihiw, Poltawa, Charkiw and Dnipropetrovsk.