On a Friday morning in Kyiv, Russian forces struck the city's fuel infrastructure with jet-powered drones for the first time, killing at least two civilians and marking a calculated shift in how Moscow chooses to wage its war against Ukraine's capital. The targeting of petrol stations — arteries of ordinary life — reflects a strategy aimed not merely at military effect but at the slow erosion of the systems that sustain a population. As Ukraine struck back and journalists returned to their desks after a drone hit their television station, the day offered a portrait of a conflict that has grown
Russian strikes target Kyiv fuel infrastructure, killing two civilians
At least two civilians killed in Kyiv from Russian strikes; three Russian personnel killed in Ukrainian retaliatory strikes.