Russia Launches Missile Barrage on Kyiv and Drone Attack on Sumy; Ukraine Downs Over 800 Russian Drones

Russia conducted extensive ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and a massive drone attack on Sumy early Friday, October 23, damaging civilian infrastructure and causing casualties. Concurrently, the Russian military claimed its air defenses intercepted over 800 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and other cities on October 22-23.