Russia’s Largest Drone Attack Strikes Kyiv; South Korea Secures Release of Detained Hyundai Workers

Lead CBS News reports Russia launched its biggest aerial assault of the war today, striking Ukraine with over 800 drones and missiles and damaging Kyiv’s cabinet building, while South Korea clinched a deal to free more than 300 of its nationals held after an ICE raid at a Georgia Hyundai plant.

Nut Graf The dual developments highlight escalating international tensions: Moscow’s intensified campaign threatens Ukraine’s government heart, and Washington faces diplomatic pressure after mass arrests of Korean workers in the U.S.

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Russia’s Drone Barrage Hits Kyiv

Russia unleashed 810 drones and decoys plus 13 missiles across Ukraine in Sunday’s attack, Ukraine’s Air Force said. Kyiv’s cabinet of ministers building suffered roof and upper-floor damage for the first time, killing a mother and her three-month-old child and wounding 20 civilians.

  • Ukraine neutralized 747 drones and four missiles but recorded nine missile hits and 54 drone impacts at 33 locations, with debris falling at eight sites.
  • President Zelenskyy condemned the strike as a “deliberate crime,” urging stronger sanctions on Russian oil and gas and more air-defense systems to protect civilians.
  • Europe’s leaders, including UK Prime Minister Starmer, decried Putin’s actions as proof he “is not serious about peace” after recent NATO pledges to deploy reassurance forces.

South Korea-U.S. Deal on Detained Workers

Seoul announced an agreement to repatriate over 300 South Korean employees detained by ICE during last Thursday’s raid at Hyundai’s Georgia electric-vehicle and battery plant. The detainees, part of 475 arrested, will return home via charter plane once administrative steps conclude, South Korea’s presidential chief of staff said.

  • ICE’s operation marked its largest single-site enforcement action in history, targeting alleged unauthorized workers at what Georgia officials called the state’s largest economic project.
  • The raid, part of the Trump administration’s broader deportation drive, spurred diplomatic protests from Seoul, which dispatched envoys to negotiate the workers’ release.
  • U.S. Homeland Security Investigations led the month-long probe into alleged unlawful employment practices; none of the detainees has yet faced criminal charges.

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