LONDON — A Russian aerial strike on a residential constructing in Kyiv killed six individuals, together with a 6-year-old boy, the top of the town’s navy administration mentioned Thursday.
The constructing within the Sviatoshynskyi district was a “direct hit,” Tymur Tkachenko mentioned in a message on Telegram, including that it was one in all 27 areas in Kyiv that have been struck by Russia in a single day.
A minimum of 52 individuals have been injured, he mentioned. 9 youngsters have been among the many greater than 30 individuals transported to hospitals for his or her accidents, he mentioned.
Rescuers work on the website of an residence constructing hit throughout Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 31, 2025.
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“It is a horrible morning in Kyiv,” Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s minister of overseas affairs, mentioned in a social media publish. “The brutal Russian strikes destroyed whole residential buildings and broken colleges and hospitals. Civilians are injured and killed.”
Ladies react exterior a destroyed residence constructing after a Russian missile assault in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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“There are nonetheless individuals below the rubble,” Sybiha added.
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