Article Summary

The article reports on a Russian missile strike on Kyiv that killed civilians and damaged infrastructure, noting the air raid alert came too late—after explosions were already heard. It highlights Ukrainian claims that Russia used civilians as human shields and attacked a university, while also raising concerns that U.S. intelligence sharing may have been threatened over Ukraine's strikes on Russian targets. The tone emphasizes the brutality of the attacks and frames Russian actions as deliberately targeting civilians, urging continued international support for Ukraine.