Zelensky: Russia hit Kyiv with 70+ missiles and nearly 500 drones overnight; 13 dead. Zelensky says Russia launched over 70 missiles — nearly half of them ballistic — and almost 500 strike drones including jet-powered Shaheds against Ukraine overnight, with the main blow directed at Kyiv. Thirteen people were killed and more than 90 wounded. Damage was recorded at over 20 locations across the capital, mostly ordinary residential buildings, along with an ambulance station, a scientific institute, a hotel, and businesses. Strikes also hit Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Cherkasy regions. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted a significant number of the incoming weapons, but not all. Zelensky called air defense "an absolutely primary and critical issue," urged partners to contribute to the PURL program, and said he is counting on a US decision on Patriot licenses and joint anti-ballistic production — "this is what can stop the war and attacks like these."