“Russian strategic aviation (what’s left) preparing for mass(ish) cruise missile strike on Ukraine tonight and tomorrow morning.” (16-17 June - during the G-7 Summit)
Kyiv Independent reports on the attack and damage:
“The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that Russia launched 472 aerial weapons overnight, including nearly 280 Shahed-type attack drones and two Kinzhal ballistic missiles. The strike primarily targeted Kyiv.
Ukraine’s air defense forces reportedly destroyed 428 air targets, including 239 Shahed drones and 15 Kh-101 cruise missiles. Air defenses also intercepted one Kinzhal missile, while another was reportedly lost from radar tracking.
15 people have been killed and at least 124 people have been injured, according to the latest reports.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the assault “one of the most horrifying attacks on Kyiv,” saying more than 440 drones and 32 missiles were launched across Ukraine overnight...
...Zelensky confirmed that damage had been reported in eight districts of Kyiv, with emergency workers still searching for survivors beneath the rubble of a destroyed apartment block.
In a video posted on Telegram, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said cluster munitions had been found in one area of the city. He later added that June 18 would be an official day of mourning in Kyiv.
Many of the deaths and injuries occurred when a Russian missile hit a nine-storey residential building in the Solomianskyi district, “completely destroying” one section, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.”
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3lrsknqr2ts2e
As a bonus, Shoigu also agreed to give Lenin's embalmed corpse to Kim Fatty III, despite protests from Xi who had expected this gift.