Ukrainian authorities said in the deadliest strike on the Ukrainian capital since last summer that Russian troops launched a large missile and drone attack on Kiev earlier Thursday, killing at least nine people in the city and injuring more than 60 people.
An explosion could be heard all night. Brown smoke rises up the city as the sun rises. An missile struck a two-story building and emergency workers hunted for survivors Thursday morning.
A five-story building next door lost all its windows. People stood outside, staring at the hurt and talking on their phones, telling their loved ones that they are still alive. There are no military targets nearby.
“We just dug up another person. Alive!” Svitlana Vodolaha, a spokeswoman for emergency services, told reporters at 8:30 a.m. local time.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said nearly 70 missiles including ballistic bombs and 150 attack drones target cities across the country, although Kiev is the hardest strike.
Mr Zelensky said in a social media post: “It is very important that everyone around the world sees and understands what is actually going on.
The attack on Kief was one of the deadliest people in the war and the worst since July last year, when Russian missiles killed 41 people in Ukraine, destroyed children's hospitals in Kiev and killed 21 people throughout the city. Recent deadly missile attacks have also targeted the cities of Sumy and Kryvyi Rih.
This is a crucial moment in the war, beginning with the full-scale invasion of Russia in February 2022. On Easter, Russian President Vladimir Putin (V.) was demoted on Wednesday, mainly because of the United States' decision not to participate.
Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has echoed the key points of the Kremlin’s conversations during the war and reversed previous U.S. policies in Ukraine (Ukraine).
Over the past week, the Trump administration has repeatedly threatened to get rid of the peace process. On Wednesday, President Trump and his top aides asked Kiev to accept a U.S.-designed plan that appears to grant all the territory Russia acquires in the war, while providing Kiev with vague assurances only for the security of the country’s future.
So far, Mr. Zelensky has rejected such an agreement.
Andrew E. Kramer From Kharkif, Ukraine and Oleksandra mykolyshyn From Kiev, Ukraine.
