Ukrainian troops held defensive positions around Kyiv overnight despite Russia’s biggest missile attack of the year, military officials said Monday. Commanders reported intact command structures and continued air defense operations after a barrage that included hypersonic weapons.
Emergency crews worked alongside soldiers to secure blast sites and evacuate civilians from damaged towers. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the capital remained functional, though energy repairs could take days.
Western ambassadors visited coordination centers to assess immediate aid needs. Soldiers described exhaustion but said morale held after months of intensified strikes.
Analysts said maintaining control after mass attacks demonstrates resilience but does not reduce pressure for additional interceptors. Ukraine renewed requests for long-range systems to strike launch sites inside Russia.
Municipal workers restored power to portions of the city by Monday afternoon using mobile generators. International donors pledged emergency building materials for damaged housing blocks. Russia’s defense ministry did not comment on specific weapons used in the overnight barrage.
Neighbors organized mutual aid kitchens for families displaced from damaged towers. Ukraine’s railway service ran overnight trains to move civilians away from exposed districts after the strike.
Allies pledged additional generator shipments to hospitals treating blast victims in the capital region. Municipal engineers inspected bridges and tunnels for structural stress after the bombardment.
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