Photos show recent Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital early Thursday killed multiple people and wounded dozens of others, local authorities said.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Firefighters work at the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A young woman wrapped in a blanket sits in the street after her home was damaged in Russia’s drone and missile attack in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)
A man is seen among rubble from his apartment damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People look on a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A man carries a sofa at his apartment damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Rescue workers carry an injured woman after a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A residential building is seen damaged by a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Firefighters work at the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Firefighters carry a body in front of a damaged building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A local resident sits on a bench with her belongings as she leaves her home following Russia’s drone and missile attack that damaged residential buildings in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)
A pile of shattered glass from a storefront window sits outside a salon as a hairdresser shampoos a client’s hair, after Russia’s drone and missile attack that damaged residential buildings in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

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