Kyiv Mourns As Drone War Spreads
Rescue crews searched rubble in Kyiv after the capital’s deadliest Russian strike of the year, while Ukraine and Russia traded new drone attacks across the border.
Kyiv marked a day of mourning Friday as rescuers continued to clear shattered apartment blocks and identify victims from Russia’s massive missile-and-drone barrage. Reuters reported at least 30 people killed and 92 injured in the capital, with more than 100 residential buildings damaged and several people still missing.
The war’s front page has become the sky. Russian attacks killed more civilians in Ukraine overnight, while Ukrainian drones hit Russian border regions and industrial sites, killing at least two people, according to Russian officials. Both sides now lean heavily on drones to extend the battlefield, disrupt infrastructure and keep civilians under constant threat far from the trenches.
