On the night of June 17, Russia launched more than 440 drones and 32 missiles across Ukrainian territory, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. One of the most devastating strikes hit Kyiv, where a missile destroyed an entire entrance of a residential building. Rescue workers are still clearing the rubble, and the exact number of people trapped beneath remains unknown. Buildings were damaged in eight districts of the capital.
An Iranian-made drone launched by Russian forces moments before striking a residential building in Kyiv. June 17, 2025.
Fire inside an apartment of a multi-storey building following a Russian drone strike on Kyiv. June 17, 2025.
Emergency workers extinguish a car fire near the entrance of a residential building after a Russian strike on Kyiv. June 17, 2025.
An injured woman is evacuated through a window of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike. June 17, 2025.
A man stands by a destroyed building in Kyiv. His son remains trapped under the rubble following a Russian strike. June 17, 2025.
An injured man is carried out of a destroyed residential building following a Russian strike on Kyiv. June 17, 2025.
Residents near a multi-storey building hit by a Russian missile during the mass attack on Kyiv. June 17, 2025.
An injured firefighter is carried away following Russia’s missile and drone attack on Kyiv. June 17, 2025.
Fire in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district following a Russian strike. June 17, 2025.
Firefighters extinguish a blaze in a residential area of Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district following a Russian strike. June 17, 2025.
Strikes were also recorded in Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, and the Kyiv region. Rescue operations are ongoing in all affected areas. According to official reports, 75 people have been injured and 15 killed.
A firefighter puts out a car fire following a Russian strike on Odesa. June 17, 2025.
Firefighters work near a residential building in Odesa damaged by a Russian strike. June 17, 2025.
A destroyed building in Odesa following a Russian strike. June 17, 2025.
Damaged cars and a residential building in Odesa following a Russian strike. June 17, 2025.
A firefighter extinguishes a burned-out car following a Russian strike on Odesa. June 17, 2025.
Volodymyr Zelensky called the strikes "pure terrorism" and urged the United States, Europe, and other countries to respond as a civilized society should when confronted with terrorist acts. "Putin does this only because he can afford to continue the war," he said, stressing the need for a collective response from Ukraine’s partners. In his words, "Terrorists must feel pain—not ordinary peaceful people."
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