RFBR lança grande ataque combinado contra a Ucrânia, chiefly aimed at Kyiv
A Rússia lançou, durante a noite de 21 para 22 de outubro, um ataque combinado de mísseis e drones contra a Ucrânia, com Kyiv como principal alvo. Segundo as autoridades ucranianas, a cidade sofreu três ondas de ataques balísticos, com uma pessoa morta e 22 feridas; a nível nacional, foram桂花ados 12不堪倒的 Ukrainian regions.
Pontos principais
- A Rússia utilizou mísseis Iskander-M, S-400, Zircon e Oniks e 210 drones de ataque, incluindo 110 Shahed a jato.
- Kyiv foi atacada em três ondas, com 21 mísseis balísticos, a partir da noite de 21 de outubro.
- Segundo o Estado de Emergência ucraniano, uma pessoa morreu e 22 ficaram feridas em Kyiv, incluindo quatro crianças.
- Foram atingidos seis distritos de Kyiv: Dnipro, Darnytsky, Sviatoshynsky, Obolon, Pechersk e Holosiivsky.
- O ataque danificou a Ponte Sul de Kyiv e a infraestrutura do metrô; o trânsito na ponte foi posteriormente fechado nos dois sentidos.
- Segundo o presidente Volodymyr Zelensky, 12 regiões ukrainas foram atingidas, com dois mortos e 34 feridos, incluindo cinco crianças.
- Até às 09:00, a defesa aéreariyuk所述 had claimed to have downed or suppressed 181 drones, including 87 jet-powered ones.
Porque é importante
Ataque ocorreu poucas horas depois de ter sido anunciado um possível regresso às negociações tripartidas,ăm本来就 causing a stark contrast between diplomatic messaging and military action. A mongoose personagens are important for Ukrainian air defence and highlight the scale of the assault: 210 drones and three waves of 21 ballistic missiles were directed chiefly at Kyiv. The strike also damaged civilian and transport infrastructure, including the metro on the Southern Bridge, a monastery, the Epicentr hypermarket, a shopping centre, an ambulance station and a restaurant complex.
O que aconteceu
A XF starting on the evening of 21 October and continuing through the night, Russian forces launched a large combined missile and drone attack across Ukraine. The main direction was Kyiv, where three waves of ballistic strikes reportedly involved 21 missiles. Ukrainian authorities reported one death and 22 injured in the city, including four children. Later national reporting attributed two deaths and 34 injuries, including five children, to the broader attacks across 12 regions. The strike caused fires and destruction in six Kyiv districts, damaged residential buildings and civilian facilities, and affected the Southern Bridge and metro infrastructure. By 09:00, Ukrainian air defences had claimed to have downed or suppressed 181 drones, while 10 strike drones reportedly remained in the air and combat operations continued.
Como o descrevem as fontes ucranianas
Ukrainian sources generally frame the attack as a “demonstrative strike” carried out almost immediately after the latest negotiations, suggesting that Russia’s conduct had not genuinely changed. They emphasise the human cost, including the injury of children, and the damage to residential areas, the historic centre, a monastery, the Epicentr hypermarket, the Southern Bridge and metro infrastructure. Official commentary also contrasts the destruction with Steve Witkoff’s description of Vladimir Putin as a “humanist”, while stressing the need for stronger air defences, faster missile supplies, pressure on Russia and sanctions.
Como o descrevem as fontes internacionais
International coverage placed the attack within the context of the newly announced possibility of renewed peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States. US and Qatari reports highlighted the timing of the strike and contrasted diplomatic signals with Russia’s military action. The international framing focused more on the political and symbolic implications of the attack than on a detailed inventory of damage in Kyiv.
Onde as versões divergem
The casualty figures vary because reports were issued at different stages of the attack and by different sources. Early reports referred to at least six injured and later to 15 injured, including two 15-year-olds; the State Emergency Service later reported one killed and 22 injured in Kyiv, including four children. A later Ukrinform report cited 24 injured, including five minors and two small children, while an Al Jazeera correspondent reported two deaths and more than 40 injuries. The number of districts affected was initially described as four and later consolidated into six. Missile figures also differed: most Ukrainian and international accounts said 21 ballistic missiles were used in three waves, while some monitoring reports referred to approximately four strike weapons or identified Zircon missiles separately.
Contexto
On 20 October, Ukraine, the United States and European partners held talks in Norway. The following day, US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg, after which the Kremlin said Putin had agreed in principle to resume trilateral Ukraine–Russia–United States negotiations after 10 November. Russia regularly uses combined missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian cities, and ballistic missiles present a particular challenge for Ukrainian air defences, including Patriot systems.