US silent after Russians strike Boeing offices in Kyiv
A Russian missile strike on Kyiv this week reportedly targeted the offices of the American aerospace giant Boeing, yet the United States has issued no official statement condemning the attack.
According to a report from the Financial Times, Boeing’s local offices—located in the capital’s business district—were hit during a large-scale Russian aerial assault that included ballistic and cruise missiles. Ukrainian officials have confirmed that the strikes hit several civilian buildings, caused multiple injuries, and resulted in at least four fatalities. Among the targeted structures was the offices of American based defense giant Boeing.
The strike occurred in the early hours of June 10 as part of a broader Russian campaign targeting infrastructure and population centers across Ukraine. At least 10 buildings were hit in Kyiv, including residential high-rises and commercial offices. Boeing has not yet commented publicly on the extent of the damage or whether any employees were injured.
What has drawn attention internationally, however, is the silence from Washington. Despite the direct targeting of a US corporation’s premises by Russian missiles, the US Department of State and Department of Defense have made no public reference to the incident.
There has been no official condemnation, no mention of escalation, and no comment from Boeing’s US-based leadership.
The absence of a response has raised concerns in Kyiv, where officials have grown increasingly frustrated with what they see as diplomatic restraint and strategic hesitancy from Ukraine’s key allies.
“Russia just attacked an American company in the capital of a partner state,” one Ukrainian official told local media. “If that doesn’t cross a red line, what does?”
Boeing has operated in Ukraine for over 30 years, primarily in the areas of aviation services, software development, and engineering. Its Ukrainian teams have contributed to both civilian and military aerospace projects. The Kyiv office also played a support role in maintaining regional aviation safety and logistics networks.
While the company has not been involved in supplying military hardware to Ukraine directly, its presence in Kyiv has long been symbolic of Western-Ukrainian industrial and strategic ties. The attack on its facilities could signal a deliberate Russian effort to intimidate foreign firms operating in Ukraine—or a willingness to escalate strikes without regard to foreign interests.
The U.S. silence may be temporary. However, for Ukrainians under bombardment, the message is clear: even when Russia targets American-linked infrastructure, international outrage has its limits. For Kyiv, each silence is noted. And each red line, once ignored, becomes irrelevant.
