- November 29, 2025
- 2:33 pm
- Ukraine
On the night of November 29, 2025, Russia carried out one of the most massive and cynical attacks in recent months. The strike hit several regions at once, but the main direction was the capital of Ukraine — Kyiv and Kyiv region. The scale of the attack confirms only one thing: Moscow continues to wage war not against the army, but against civilians, infrastructure, and life itself. What Russia is doing is classic state terrorism.
632 means of attack: drones, missiles, combined strike
Ukrainian military reported that Russia used 632 means of aerial attack that night. This is an absolutely inhuman level of escalation:
596 strike UAVs, including “Shaheds” of various modifications.
36 missiles of various types — cruise, ballistic, guided aviation.
Attempts of combined launches to “overload” air defense.
Ukraine shot down 577 targets — a huge percentage. But even with such air defense efficiency, it is impossible to fully protect against the “swarm” of drones and missiles launched in such numbers. It is precisely on the calculation of “overwhelming with quantity” that Russia bets — and this is yet another proof: the goal is mass destruction and civilian casualties.
Kyiv became the epicenter of the night hell
The main strike hit Kyiv. Drones and missiles attacked the capital wave after wave. Fires broke out in several districts, debris fell directly on residential areas:
Damaged apartment buildings.
In the Dniprovskyi district — a fire in a medical facility building.
Destroyed apartments, broken windows, damaged doors, elevator halls, entrances.
Dozens of cars were seriously damaged.
Residents report that they were awakened not just by the sound of explosions, but by the feeling of “the whole building shaking,” the crash of falling debris, and then a “wave” shattering glass. These are direct signs that the munitions fell very close.
There are dead and injured among the population. At the time of publication, several seriously injured people are known, some have been hospitalized with burns, injuries from the blast wave, and cuts.
Up to half a million Kyiv residents left without power
Due to hits and operating air defense, power lines and substations were damaged. In Kyiv, in the evening and at night, about 500,000 residents were left without power.
In the Kyiv region — another about 100,000.
Energy workers were restoring power literally under the roar of night explosions. Authorities warned of the likelihood of new outages — the damage is too extensive.
Strikes across the country: Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kharkiv regions
Russia simultaneously attacked several directions at once — a classic terror tactic to complicate the work of air defense and response services as much as possible.
Damage and debris falls were recorded in:
Kyiv region — many “locations” where elements of downed UAVs fell.
Chernihiv — infrastructure destruction, damage to power grids.
Sumy — damage to residential buildings and social facilities.
Poltava — strikes on critical infrastructure facilities were recorded.
Kharkiv region — destruction and power outages.
A total of 22 places of direct hits were recorded. At 17 locations — the fall of downed drones and missile debris.
Power plants, transformers, power lines were damaged. Winter is not even in full swing yet, but Russia is already employing its usual method of pressure — striking energy, heat, and light.
What happened in Kyiv: details of the night attack
According to Kyiv authorities, the attack began late in the evening and continued almost until morning:
Air defense of all levels was operating in the city.
Kyiv heard dozens of explosions — some of them were related to the interception of targets.
Firefighters were dispatched to extinguish burning debris and damaged buildings.
On one of the streets in the Dniprovskyi district — fire engulfed one of the medical facility premises.
Several residential buildings sustained structural damage.
Rescuers described the situation as “especially difficult” due to the number of calls simultaneously. Work was carried out all night and continued in the morning.
Why is this terrorism, not just “strikes”?
This attack is a textbook case of state terrorism. And here’s why:
Deliberate targeting of civilian objects.
Russia knows perfectly well where its UAVs are flying. But still launches them “in flocks” over cities.In winter, a strike on the energy system is an attempt to deprive people of heat, water, light.
This is not a military target — this is pressure on the civilian population.Systematic nature: attacks are repeated regularly, with the same logic — a massive swarm of drones + missiles.
Attempt to cause chaos and fear among civilians.
This is not military action. This is a deliberate strategy to destroy normal life. And this is the definition of terrorism.
Ukraine endured — and once again proved to the world that it is not broken
Despite the monstrous scale of the attack, Ukraine:
shot down most of the targets,
saved thousands of lives,
continues to restore infrastructure,
helps the affected,
quickly eliminates the consequences.
The resilience of Ukrainians on such nights is a separate phenomenon.
But the world must see the main thing: Russia delivers strikes that cannot be justified by anything. This is terror.
Why this is important for Israel and the world
Ukraine is facing what Israel knows all too well:
attacks on cities, energy, hospitals, civilians.
What Russia is doing is not just a violation of international law.
It is an attempt to impose on the world a model where terror is an acceptable tool of foreign policy.
If such a model is tolerably perceived by the international community, it will be repeated in other countries.
Ukraine is now — the line of defense not only of its freedom but also of the principle: state terrorism must be punished, not “understood.”
Conclusion
November 29 became another day when Russia showed its essence.
The essence of a terrorist regime that strikes cities, hospitals, light and heat, ordinary people.
Ukraine, in response, shows another — resilience, courage, and the ability to withstand even the most massive strikes.
NANews — News of Israel | Nikk.Agency will continue to cover the situation and provide updates on the consequences of the Russian attack.