Overnight Strikes Result in Casualties as Russia and Ukraine Exchange Drone Attacks

Wed Nov 26 2025 04:44:33 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A series of drone strikes between Russia and Ukraine over the night has resulted in multiple casualties and property damage, with Kyiv reporting deaths and extensive infrastructure impacts.

Overnight, drone attacks traded between Russia and Ukraine led to at least five fatalities, including two in Kyiv, where residential buildings were hit, causing fires and disrupting essential services. Ukrainian officials responded to the assaults, which coincided with ongoing peace talks amidst significant international pressure for resolution. The situation remains tense, with infrastructure assessments underway following the strikes.

Russia and Ukraine have conducted overnight drone strikes against each other, killing at least five people.

Officials in Kyiv said a 'massive' overnight Russian drone strike on the city had killed at least two people and injured six more. The attack in the early hours of Tuesday also hit at least two residential buildings, triggering fires and disrupting electricity and water supplies.

Meanwhile, Russian officials said at least three people had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the Rostov region.

The latest attacks come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed proposed changes to the controversial 28-point US peace plan for ending the war with Russia.

Kyiv's military administration chief, Tymur Tkachenko, said a fire had broken out at a high-rise residential apartment building in the Dniprovskyi district, forcing the evacuation of its residents. Emergency services on the scene said 18 people had been rescued, including three children, and the search for victims was ongoing after the fire had been contained.

A second high-rise apartment in the Pechersk district was also set ablaze after being hit during the strikes, according to Kyiv's mayor. Vitali Klitschko said residents were evacuated, and the building suffered damage to the upper floors, but the fire had been extinguished. Ukraine's air defense units responded to the attack as explosions were heard across Kyiv and residents were urged to take shelter in underground car parks and bunkers.

Ukraine's Ministry of Energy confirmed a 'massive, combined enemy attack' on the country's energy infrastructure facilities. 'Energy officials will begin assessing the consequences and restoration work as soon as the security situation permits,' it stated.

Also overnight, Russian officials reported that the death toll from a Ukrainian strike had risen to three, after initial reports of one death. 'Doctors were unable to save two more people; they died from their wounds in the hospital,' reported Russia's acting governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Sliusar.

Ukraine's bids for a peace deal with Western allies continue amid these exchanges, with any hopes hinging on negations likely to prove tumultuous as both sides endure the consequences of ongoing conflict.