Ukraine mourned four deaths and almost a hundred injured in a Russian bombing with half a thousand drones and dozens of missiles, including the Oreshnik hypersonic system, an attack that generated condemnation from various countries.

In kyiv alone, the attack left two dead and 81 injured, said the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klichkó. “Among the injured there are three children” and “there are 31 injured people admitted to the city's hospitals, including two children,” he said.

As explained by the Ukrainian Air Force, kyiv was the “main objective” of this new bombing, in which Russia used 690 air attack systems, including drones and missiles.

The Ukrainian military initially indicated that Russia used, among others, 54 cruise missiles and more than 30 ballistic missiles, although they later reported that Moscow's troops also used the Oreshnik hypersonic missile.

Zelensky condemned the attack and accused the Russian head of state, Vladimir Putin, of continuing to “hit residential buildings with his missiles,” for which he requested more help in air defense and pressure on Russia.

The Russian attack damaged “dozens of residential buildings and several schools,” according to Zelensky, who specified that the bombing left the Chernobyl Museum “practically destroyed,” in addition to causing damage to the National Museum of Art, among other buildings.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also suffered slight damage, according to the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Andrí Sibiga.

Shows of solidarity with Ukraine

Without news of greater support provisions this Sunday, kyiv did receive numerous expressions of solidarity, such as that of the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, the French President, Emmanuel Macron (who spoke by phone with Zelensky); the head of the Italian Government, Giorgia Meloni; the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and a long list of European heads of state, prime ministers and foreign ministers, including the head of Spanish diplomacy, José Manuel Albares.

The European High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, condemned Russian “abhorrent terrorist acts,” in reference to the bombing.

WHO denounces damage to its headquarters in kyiv

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported this Sunday that its office for Ukraine, located in the capital kyiv, suffered damage in the massive Russian attack.

The office “was hit by debris from one of the many attacks in the city, which damaged the windows on the third floor,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in his official account on X. No injuries were reported in the building, where many other UN agencies are also based, the director general added.

Damage to Deutsche Welle and ARD offices

The offices of German broadcasters ARD and Deutsche Welle were damaged during overnight Russian attacks in kyiv, according to statements released on Sunday.

The television studio used by correspondents of German public broadcaster ARD was severely damaged, Cologne-based ARD affiliate broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) reported, following the massive attack that left four dead and nearly 100 injured across Ukraine.

The shock wave of the Russian attacks probably caused the destruction of the studio, located in the center of the city. Windows were broken, rooms were devastated and walls collapsed, WDR said in a statement. No one was in the studio at the time of the attacks.

Deutsche Welle's kyiv office was also hit, with windows and roofs damaged in the attacks.

“Fortunately, there was no one in the office during the attack,” said bureau chief Mykola Berdnyk. “Despite the difficult night, our colleagues in kyiv went to their usual shifts in the newsroom this morning.”

"Although kyiv is increasingly exposed to Russian airstrikes, the motivation of DW journalists on the ground remains intact. They know that their work is more important than ever, especially in times like these," he added.