Russia launches ballistic missile attack on Kyiv as fighting continues over Kostyantynivka, 8 wounded

Russia launched a fresh ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Monday, injuring at least eight people and triggering multiple fires, Ukrainian authorities said. The strike, which followed another major attack less than a week ago, came as Russia and Ukraine continued exchanging long-range attacks while fierce fighting persisted in the eastern town of Kostyantynivka.

A journalist in Kyiv reported hearing more than 10 explosions during a ballistic missile alert early on Monday, reported AFP. Around 30 minutes later, another wave of explosions lit up the sky.

"The enemy is striking with ballistic missiles," Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, wrote on Telegram.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence systems had been activated and urged residents to remain in shelters.

"Sadly, we have injuries as a result of another enemy attack on Kyiv region," regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said on Telegram.

Authorities said five people were injured in Kyiv, while three others were hospitalised in Bucha, northwest of the capital.

Ukraine and Russia exchange long-range strikes

The latest attack came as both countries stepped up long-range operations.

Ukraine has increasingly targeted energy infrastructure inside Russia and in Moscow-controlled territories in recent weeks in an effort to weaken the Kremlin's war effort.

In Russian-annexed Crimea, governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said a Ukrainian strike near Sevastopol temporarily disrupted electricity supplies.

"Following an enemy attack on energy infrastructure near Sevastopol, our city was temporarily left without electricity," Razvozhayev wrote on Telegram.

Meanwhile, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on state-backed Max that Russian air defences intercepted several waves of Ukrainian drones heading towards the Russian capital.

Ukraine says fighting continues in Kostyantynivka

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Ukrainian troops were continuing to defend the strategically important eastern town of Kostyantynivka, which serves as a gateway to key Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk region.

Russia claimed on Friday that it had captured the town, but Kyiv rejected the announcement, calling it a "lie".

"Fighting is also continuing for Kostyantynivka, which (Russian leader Vladimir) Putin has already claimed as his own, but it is obvious that he will never dare to appear there," Zelenskyy said in his daily evening address.

Focus turns to Nato summit

Zelenskyy also warned that Russia was preparing new large-scale attacks ahead of this week's Nato summit in Turkey, where he is expected to hold talks with US President Donald Trump on the war.

US-led diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have stalled, and the upcoming meeting is expected to focus on reviving those negotiations.

Both Putin and Zelenskyy held separate phone calls with Trump on Saturday to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence.