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Russian strikes kill 14 in ‘horrific’ attack on Kyiv
Russian missile and drone strikes kill at least 14 people and wound dozens in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls it “one of the most horrific attacks” on the capital. strike was one of the deadliest on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. It came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall. Moscow has rejected the “unconditional” truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies, while Ukraine has dismissed Russia’s demands as “ultimatums” in talks with the U.S. and European allies that have been stalled for three years. The strikes showed Moscow was “continuing its war against civilians,” Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on his Twitter account. “It is indescribably painful that our people are going through this right now,” he said.
The strike was one of the deadliest on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall.
R ussia fired scores of missiles and drones at Kyiv on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called “one of the most horrific attacks” on the capital.
The strike was one of the deadliest on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall.
Zelensky said “an entire section of an apartment block” was destroyed and rescuers were searching under the rubble for possible survivors.
AFP journalists heard drones flying over the city and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defense systems attempted to intercept the barrage.
Dozens of residents took shelter in a metro station in central Kyiv, sleeping on mats, exchanging information on the drone and missile threat or reassuring pets, AFP journalists saw.
Residents in Kyiv told AFP the attack was one of the strongest in recent memory.
“It was probably the most hellish night in my memory for our neighborhood,” 20-year-old Ukrainian student Alina Shtompel told AFP.
“It is indescribably painful that our people are going through this right now.”
Some 27 locations in Kyiv were hit, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said.
One person was also killed and 10 wounded in a strike on the southern port city of Odesa, while attacks on the Sumy and Kherson regions later in the day killed two others, authorities said.
A total of 440 drones and 32 missiles were used in the strikes nationwide, Zelensky said.
“Kyiv has faced one of the most horrific attacks,” the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook.
“Right now in Kyiv, efforts are underway to rescue people from under the rubble of an ordinary residential building — it’s still unclear how many remain trapped.”
He urged the international community not to “turn a blind eye”.
Russian President Vladimir “Putin does this solely because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on,” he said.
Another Kyiv resident, Sergiy, said his windows were shattered during the strikes.
“I was asleep. There was a loud bang. The window was smashed, and glass rained down on me,” he said.
Residential buildings, educational institutions and “critical infrastructure facilities” were all hit, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram.
A total of 114 were wounded in the attack on Kyiv, 68 of them hospitalized, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said.
He reported earlier that a US citizen had died in a Russian attack on the capital’s Solomyansky district.
“During the attack on Kyiv… a 62-year-old US citizen died in a house opposite to the place where medics were providing assistance to the injured,” Klitschko said on Telegram.
Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said the new strikes showed Moscow was “continuing its war against civilians”.
More than three years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has kept up its attacks despite efforts by the United States to broker a ceasefire.
Talks have stalled. Moscow has rejected the “unconditional” truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies, while Ukraine has dismissed Russia’s demands as “ultimatums”.
Zelensky had been hoping to speak with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, but the US leader cut short his visit, amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
15 Killed as Russia Bombards Ukraine’s Kyiv with Multiple Drones, Missiles: “It’s Horrific”
Russia launched 472 drones and missiles at Ukraine, striking 27 sites in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had suffered one of the most horrific attacks since Russia’s invasion began in 2022. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 30 apartments were destroyed in one building and warned the death toll could rise. Air force said it managed to shoot down 402 of the 442 drones and 26 of the 32 missiles, but several projectiles still hit civilian areas. Air raid sirens blared across the city for nearly ten hours as drone and missile waves battered the capital. Residents ran into underground metro stations as explosions and the buzz of drones echoed through the night. A nine-storey Soviet-era apartment block in the Solomianskyi district was among the worst hit, with an entire section of the building levelled down to its basement. Prices soar amid reports that oil would soar in the wake of Israel’s launch of preemptive strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
Ukraine’s air force reported shooting down most of the 472 drones and missiles, but some still hit residential areas
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 30 apartments were destroyed in one building and warned the death toll could rise
A resident told local media the destruction was the worst she’d ever seen and accused Russia of tormenting civilians
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At least 15 people have been killed and over 75 injured after Russia launched a massive overnight bombardment on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.
Russia launched 472 drones and missiles at Ukraine, striking 27 sites in Kyiv. Photo: Genya Savilov.
Source: UGC
The night attack has been described by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as one of the most horrific attacks on the city since the war started in 2022.
“Kyiv has faced one of the most horrific attacks. Right now in Kyiv, efforts are under way to rescue people from under the rubble of an ordinary residential building, it’s still unclear how many remain trapped,” Zelenskyy wrote on Facebook.
According to Sky News, the relentless assault saw Russia deploy a staggering 472 drones and missiles targeting 27 locations across Kyiv.
Ukraine’s air force said it managed to shoot down 402 of the 442 drones and 26 of the 32 missiles, but several projectiles still hit civilian areas, leaving death and destruction.
Air raid sirens blared across the city for nearly ten hours as drone and missile waves battered the capital.
Residents ran into underground metro stations as explosions and the buzz of drones echoed through the night.
By morning, a haze of black smoke and the smell of burning hung over central Kyiv.
What was Russia’s damage on Kyiv after night attack?
A nine-storey Soviet-era apartment block in the Solomianskyi district was among the worst hit, with an entire section of the building levelled down to its basement.
Images and videos shared by residents showed a gaping hole in the residential building, with twisted metal, broken furniture, and scorched concrete across the scene.
Shops and buildings within an approximately two-block radius also suffered damage, with shattered windows and debris in the streets.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene, sifting through debris, lowering survivors from shattered windows, and battling fires.
“There could be people under the rubble, and we can’t exclude that the number of dead may rise. Thirty apartments were completely destroyed,” said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed 14 deaths in Kyiv alone, and an additional fatality in Odesa.
Ukrainian rescuers conduct a search and rescue operation in a heavily damaged residential building following the Russian missile strike. Photo: Genya Savilov.
Source: Getty Images
Other regions affected by the Russian strikes included Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, and Mykolaiv.
“I have never seen anything like this before. It is simply horrific. When they started pulling people out, and everyone was cut up, elderly people and children… I do not know how long they can continue to torment us, ordinary people,” said 57-year-old Viktoriia Vovchenko, a nearby resident.
Zelenskyy, writing on Facebook, said rescue operations were still underway with people feared trapped under the debris.
He called the assault pure terrorism and blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for perpetuating the war.
“Putin is only doing this because he can afford to continue the war. He still wants a war. It’s bad when the powerful of the world turn a blind eye to it,” Zelenskyy said.
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At least 16 dead in ‘horrific’ Russian strike on Ukrainian capital
At least 16 people killed and 124 injured in Russia’s missile and drone attack on Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as one of the capital’s most horrific attacks. A total of 440 drones and 32 missiles were used in the strikes nationwide, he said. One person was also killed and 10 wounded in a strike on the southern port city of Odessa, while attacks on the Sumy and Kherson regions later in the day killed two others. A 62-year-old U.S. citizen died in a house opposite to the place where medics were providing assistance to the injured, the mayor said. The attack came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall, with Moscow rejecting the “unconditional” truce demanded by Ukraine.
The attack, which also injured 124 more, was condemned by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as one of the capital’s most horrific attacks.
The strike was one of the deadliest on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall.
Zelensky said “an entire section of an apartment block” was destroyed and rescuers were searching under the rubble for possible survivors.
The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported drones flying over the city and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defence systems attempted to intercept the barrage.
Dozens of residents took shelter in a metro station in central Kyiv, sleeping on mats, exchanging information on the drone and missile threat or reassuring pets, AFP journalists saw.
Residents in Kyiv told AFP the attack was one of the strongest in recent memory.
“It was probably the most hellish night in my memory for our neighbourhood,” 20-year-old Ukrainian student Alina Shtompel told AFP.
“It is indescribably painful that our people are going through this right now.”
Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said that some 27 locations in Kyiv were hit.
One person was also killed and 10 wounded in a strike on the southern port city of Odessa, while attacks on the Sumy and Kherson regions later in the day killed two others, authorities said.
A total of 440 drones and 32 missiles were used in the strikes nationwide, Zelenskyy said.
“Kyiv has faced one of the most horrific attacks,” the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook.
“Right now in Kyiv, efforts are underway to rescue people from under the rubble of an ordinary residential building – it’s still unclear how many remain trapped.”
He urged the international community not to “turn a blind eye.”
Russian President Vladimir “Putin does this solely because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on,” he said.
US citizen dead
Another Kyiv resident, Sergiy, said his windows were shattered during the strikes.
“I was asleep. There was a loud bang. The window was smashed, and glass rained down on me,” he said.
Residential buildings, educational institutions and “critical infrastructure facilities” were all hit, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram.
A total of 114 were wounded in the attack on Kyiv, 68 of them hospitalised, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said.
He reported earlier that a US citizen had died in a Russian attack on the capital’s Solomyansky district.
“During the attack on Kyiv … a 62-year-old U.S. citizen died in a house opposite to the place where medics were providing assistance to the injured,” Klitschko said on Telegram.
Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said the new strikes showed Moscow was “continuing its war against civilians.”
More than three years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has kept up its attacks despite efforts by the United States to broker a cease-fire.
Talks have stalled. Moscow has rejected the “unconditional” truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies, while Ukraine has dismissed Russia’s demands as “ultimatums.”
Zelenskyy had been hoping to speak with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Canada, but the U.S. leader cut short his visit, amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
‘Disrespect to US’: Ukraine slams Russia’s ‘horrific’ bombardment of Kyiv
Ukraine calls for international focus on attacks amid diplomatic effort to raise pressure on Moscow to agree a ceasefire. Massive aerial assault overnight into Tuesday struck 27 locations in the Ukrainian capital. Thirty apartments were destroyed in a single residential block, and emergency services were searching through the rubble for possible survivors. The Russian strikes, which lasted throughout the night, came as world leaders met in Canada for the Group of Seven (G7) summit. Ukraine has held two rounds of direct talks over a truce but have made little progress with the exception of agreeing prisoner exchanges and the return of bodies. Russia has increased its bombardments since a daring operation by Ukraine deep inside Russia on June 1 destroyed much of Moscow’s heavy bomber fleet. In its latest attacks, Russia used 175 drones and more than 14 cruise missiles, Kyiv’s authorities said on Telegram. Russia is suspected of sourcing arms from China, Iran and North Korea.
Waves of Russian missile and drone strikes have killed at least 15 people and injured 116 others, with most of the casualties in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials have reported.
The massive aerial assault overnight into Tuesday struck 27 locations in the Ukrainian capital, damaging residential buildings and critical infrastructure, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
Ukrainian officials were quick to call for international attention on the attacks as Kyiv pushes diplomatic efforts to raise pressure on Moscow to agree a ceasefire.
“Today, the enemy spared neither drones nor missiles,” Klymenko said, describing the attack as one of the largest against Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.
Thirty apartments were destroyed in a single residential block, and emergency services were searching through the rubble for possible survivors, Klymenko added.
People were injured in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, and fires broke out in two other parts of the city, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
‘Total disrespect’
Klitschko also noted that a United States citizen died from shrapnel wounds.
The Russian strikes, which lasted throughout the night, came as world leaders met in Canada for the Group of Seven (G7) summit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to attend the talks on Tuesday.
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha suggested the “massive and brutal strike” against Kyiv was deliberately timed, in particular painting it as an insult to US President Donald Trump.
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“Putin does this on purpose, just during the G7 summit. He sends a signal of total disrespect to the United States and other partners who have called for an end to the killing,” he wrote on social media.
Zelenskyy is seeking to persuade Trump to extend support to Ukraine and put additional pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree a ceasefire.
Sybiha suggested the Russian president wanted to make G7 leaders “appear weak”.
“Only strong steps and real pressure on Moscow can prove him wrong,” the diplomat added.
Zelenskyy called the overnight strikes “one of the most horrific attacks” carried out by Moscow and declared that Putin “does this solely because he can afford to continue the war”.
Little progress
Pressed by Trump, Russia and Ukraine have held two rounds of direct talks over a truce but have made little progress with the exception of agreeing prisoner exchanges and the return of bodies.
In the meantime, Russia has increased its bombardments since a daring operation by Ukraine deep inside Russia on June 1 destroyed much of Moscow’s heavy bomber fleet.
In its latest attacks, Russia used 175 drones and more than 14 cruise missiles, Kyiv’s authorities said on Telegram.
Officials in Odesa said 13 people had been injured in further attacks on the Black Sea port city.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that its air defence units had intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.
While Ukraine is pressing for support from the West to help it maintain its air defences, Russia is suspected of sourcing arms from China, Iran and North Korea.
Reflecting Moscow’s growing ties with Pyongyang, Putin’s top security adviser, Sergei Shoigu, was reported by Russian state media to have arrived in the North Korean capital on Tuesday for talks with leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea is suspected of supplying Russia with ballistic missiles, antitank rockets and millions of rounds of ammunition while thousands of its soldiers are reported to have died during operations to oust occupying Ukrainian troops from Russia’s border region of Kursk.
It is the second time that Shoigu has visited North Korea in less than two weeks, and it is seen as a sign that Moscow and Pyongyang are continuing to deepen their alliance. Kim and Putin signed a strategic partnership treaty last year, including a mutual defence pact.
Russian strikes kill 14 in ‘horrific’ attack on Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it “one of the most horrific attacks” on the capital. The strike was one of the deadliest on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. It came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall.
The strike was one of the deadliest on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall.
Zelenskyy said “an entire section of an apartment block” was destroyed and rescuers were searching under the rubble for possible survivors.
AFP journalists heard drones flying over the city and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defence systems opened fire during the Russian barrage.
Dozens of Kyiv residents were taking shelter in a metro station in central Kyiv, sleeping on mats, exchanging information on the drone and missile threat or reassuring pets, AFP journalists reported.
Residents in Kyiv told AFP the attack was one of the strongest in recent memory.
“It was probably the most hellish night in my memory for our neighbourhood,” 20-year-old Ukrainian student Alina Shtompel told AFP.
“It is indescribably painful that our people are going through this right now.”