# Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones overnight, warehouse fire in Darnytsky
> Mayor Klitschko confirms two civilians injured as air defence activates across the capital; warehouse blaze in eastern Kyiv

**Meta:** type: story · date: 2026-06-25 · heads: How Wars Actually End · 2 takes · 2 lenses · 1 regions

## Summary

[Russia](/en/entity/russia) struck [Kyiv](/en/entity/ukraine) with ballistic missiles and drones on the evening of June 25, triggering air defence systems across the capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed two civilians were injured. A warehouse caught fire in the Darnytsky district in eastern Kyiv. The strike followed 24 hours of [Ukrainian drone raids on Bashkortostan refineries](/en/n/ukraine-ufa-refinery-strikes-jun25) and [overnight raids on Crimean airbases](/en/n/ukraine-crimea-overnight-drone-jun25), the deepest reciprocal exchange of the [war](/en/entity/ukraine-russia-war) in weeks.

## Why it matters

Ballistic missiles are harder to intercept than cruise missiles or Shaheds, and their use over the capital signals a deliberate Russian response to Ukraine's escalating long-range strike campaign. Repeated pressure on Kyiv's air defence stocks is a core Russian attrition strategy, and the Darnytsky warehouse fire points to deliberate targeting of logistics infrastructure.

## What to watch

- Damage and casualty updates from the Kyiv city military administration over the next 12 hours.
- Whether Russia follows with a second wave, as has been the pattern after Ukrainian deep strikes.
- Whether the attack is addressed in the [Geneva talks](/en/n/ukraine-russia-geneva-territory-talks) still underway.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### Ukrainian press, real-time
- **Kyiv Post** (Ukraine, en) — Reports explosions across Kyiv as Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones on the evening of June 25; a warehouse caught fire in the Darnytsky district in eastern Kyiv; Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed two civilians were injured and air defence systems activated city-wide.
  > "Explosions rang out across Kyiv as Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones; a warehouse fire was reported in Darnytsky and two civilians were injured."
  Source: https://kyivpost.com/post/78991

### unlabelled
- **Kyiv Independent** (Ukraine, en) — 
  Source: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-terrorizes-kyiv-with-ballistic-missiles-drones-overnight/

## Across the graph
- Related: [[ukraine-crimea-overnight-drone-jun25]], [[ukraine-ufa-refinery-strikes-jun25]], [[putin-ukraine-deep-strikes-summer]]
- Entities: Ukraine, Russia, Ukraine Russia War

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