Russian missile strikes Kyiv defense industry exhibition, killing at least 10
A Russian ballistic missile struck a defense industry exhibition near Kyiv on Friday, killing at least 10 and injuring more than 100, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said. The venue was never made public; invitations went out only through closed industry channels.
A Russian ballistic missile struck a defense industry exhibition near Kyiv on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 100, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on Telegram. Ukrainian prosecutors have opened two criminal investigations into the strike, including a possible violation of the laws and customs of war and possible negligence in organizing the event. What stands out is that the event's location was never made public. According to Ukraine's Council of Defense Industry, invitations were shared only through closed industry channels, and the venue itself appeared online only after the attack had already happened. Neither the invitation nor the registration link disclosed where the event was being held, the council said. That a strike still found an undisclosed gathering of defense professionals points to how exposed the industry remains even when organizers try to keep events low profile and off public channels entirely. President Volodymyr Zelensky called it a brutal attack on civilians, writing that Russia has abandoned any regard for international norms.