Russian forces launched a wave of long‑range missile strikes against Kyiv and the surrounding Kyiv region overnight, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens, according to local officials. The attacks are part of a broader escalation of Russian artillery and missile campaigns that have increased civilian casualties over the past four and a half years of war. Kyiv authorities said the missiles struck residential neighborhoods and several state‑owned facilities, including a medical center and a school, as reported by Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The death toll in the capital was updated to eight with 33 people wounded, he added. In the Brovary district, regional governor Tymur Tkachenko reported one fatality and one injury, and damage to an industrial facility. The Ukrainian air force warned that Kalibr cruise missiles were heading toward Kagarlyk in the Kyiv region. Poland’s military command said it mobilized aircraft and activated air‑defence systems to protect its airspace near the Ukrainian border, while Romania’s defence ministry reported radar detections that led to the launch of two Spanish fighter jets and a Romanian helicopter; a drone entered Romanian airspace near Galati and crashed in Tulcea county. Moscow’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 250 drones were launched toward the Moscow region between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, and that 28 were destroyed. Ukraine has recently stepped up its own long‑range strikes on Russian targets, aiming to pressure Moscow toward negotiations to end the conflict. The attacks highlight the ongoing intensity of the war and the widening geographic scope of the conflict, as NATO members prepare air‑defence measures in response.