Russia Strikes Kyiv and Region With Ballistic Missiles: Initial Details

Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight into Thursday, November 12, with powerful explosions reported in the capital. The strike followed trilateral talks between Ukraine, the US, and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The Ukrainian Air Force warned of threats from Russia's Voronezh and Kursk regions, with additional ballistic launches from Bryansk. The attack came shortly after negotiations in the UAE, where sides agreed on a prisoner exchange. Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky claimed Russia would return "every inch of its land" and dismissed European media as living in an illusory world. The attack follows a separate drone strike on Kyiv on Wednesday, November 11.